Incident Reporting Behaviours and Associated Factors among Nurses Working in Gondar University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of nurses working in Gondar University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, 2015 ().

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Age category
20–29	182	48.1
30–39	94	24.9
40–49	68	18
50–59	34	9
Sex
Male	204	54
Female	174	46
Nursing educational level
Master’s degree	14	3.7
BSC degree	328	86.8
Diploma	36	9.5
Years of service as a nurse
0–5 years	168	44.4
6–10 years	131	34.7
11–15 years	51	13.5
21 years and above	28	7.4
Responsibility of the nurse
Team leader/coordinator	20	5.3
Staff nurse	358	94.7
Working hours per week
21–39 hours	152	40.2
40–59 hours	177	46.8
60 hours and above	49	13
Primary area of work
Medicine	86	22.8
Surgery	53	14
ICU	26	6.9
Gynaecology/obstetrics	26	6.9
Pediatrics	53	14
Neonate	20	5.3
Outpatient department	33	8.7
Emergency	50	13.2
Others	31	8.2

In the Ethiopian context, a diploma nurse is the one who studied nursing for 3 years in a known nursing college. A 4-year study is required for BSC degree.
Others include ophthalmic, fistula, and cancer treatment centre.