| Respondents’ characteristics | Frequency | Percent | |
| Age | 20 - 29 | 173 | 47.5 |
|
| 30 - 39 | 136 | 37.4 |
|
| 40 - 49 | 46 | 12.6 |
|
| >50 | 9 | 2.5 |
| Sex | Male | 81 | 22.3 |
|
| Female | 283 | 77.7 |
| Professional experience in studied hospitals | <1 | 65 | 17.9 |
| 1 - 5 | 120 | 33.1 | |
| 6 - 10 | 86 | 23.7 | |
| 11 - 15 | 41 | 11.3 | |
| 16 - 20 | 31 | 8.5 | |
| >21 | 20 | 5.5 | |
| Working hours per week | <20 | 6 | 1.7 |
| 22 - 39 | 21 | 5.9 | |
| 40 - 59 | 250 | 70.8 | |
| 60 - 79 | 66 | 18.7 | |
| 80 - 99 | 7 | 2.0 | |
| >100 | 2 | 0.6 | |
| Staff position | Nurse | 200 | 55.9 |
| Nurse-aid | 80 | 22.4 | |
| Midwifery | 34 | 9.5 | |
| OR/Anes. Technician | 19 | 5.2 | |
| Lab/Rad/Phar. Technician | 9 | 2.5 | |
| Others | 16 | 4.5 | |
| Interaction with patients | Yes | 335 | 94.7 |
| No | 18 | 5.3 | |