Nurses’ Refusal to Report Medication Administration Errors in a Ghanaian Municipality: Uncovering the Barriers with a Quantitative Approach

Table 2

Sociodemographic details of the respondents.

Variable	Frequency	Percentage
Gender
Male	42	28.0
Female	108	72.0
Age
20–30 years	90	60.0
31–41 years	49	32.7
42–52 years	6	4.0
53 and above	5	3.3
Religion
Christianity	120	80.0
Islam	30	20.0
Marital status
Married	59	39.3
Single	84	56.0
Divorced	5	3.3
Others	2	1.3
Number of years of practicing nursing
Less than 1 year	50	33.3
1–5 years	61	40.7
6–10 years	32	21.3
11–15 years	3	2.0
15 years above	4	2.7
Highest level of education
Certificate	36	24.0
Diploma	58	38.7
Postdiploma	15	10.0
First degree	35	23.3
Master degree	6	4.0
Professional rank
Enrolled nurse	28	18.7
Senior enrolled nurse	20	13.3
Principal enrolled nurse	7	4.7
Staff nurse	38	25.3
Senior staff nurse	15	10.0
Nursing officer	24	16.0
Senior nursing officer	10	6.7
Principal nursing officer	8	5.3