Educational qualification

University

5 (21.7)

18 (78.3)

7 (28.0)

18 (72.0)

12 (52.2)

11 (47.8)

10 (40.0)

15 (60.0)

Nurse/midwifery school

13 (31.7)

28 (68.3)

11 (36.7)

19 (63.3)

25 (61.0)

16 (39.0)

11 (36.7)

19 (63.3)

School of health

22 (32.4)

46 (67.6)

17 (22.1)

60 (77.9)

44 (64.7)

22 (35.3)

28 (36.4)

49 (63.6)

χ2 = 0.972, p = 0.615

χ2 = 2.393, p = 0.302

χ2 = 1.142, p = 0.565

χ2 = 0.110, p = 0.946

Years of practice

<10 years

3 (23.1)

10 (76.9)

3 (18.8)

13 (81.2)

7 (53.8)

6 (46.2)

6 (37.5)

10 (62.5)

≥10 years

37 (31.1)

82 (68.9)

32 (27.6)

84 (72.4)

74 (62.2)

45 (37.8)

43 (37.1)

73 (62.9)

χ2 = 0.001, p = 0.974

χ2 = 0.020, p = 0.888

χ2 = 344, p = 0.558.

χ2 = 0.001, p = 0.973

Cadre of staff

Nursing Officer

13 (28.9)

32 (71.1)

12 (30.8)

27 (69.2)

26 (57.8)

19 (42.2)

13 (33.3)

26 (66.7)

CHO

9 (40.9)

13 (59.1)

6 (40.0)

9 (60.0)

13 (59.1)

9 (40.9)

6 (40.0)

9 (60.0)

CHEW/JCHEW

16 (28.6)

40 (71.4)

14 (21.5)

51 (78.5)

38 (67.9)

18 (32.1)

27 (41.5)

38 (58.5)

Health attendant

2 (22.2)

7 (77.8)

3 (23.1)

10 (76.9)

5 (55.6)

4 (44.4)

3 (23.1)

10 (76.9)

χ2 = 1.572, p = 0.666

χ2 = 2.667, p = 0.446

χ2 = 2.375, p = 0.498

χ2 = 1.935, p = 0.586