1. Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of participants
Variables
Frequency
Percentage
Sex
Male 61
45.2
Female 74
54.8
n=135
Age in years
≤ 20-30 25
20.8
31-40 54
45.0
41-50 33
27.5
51-60 8
6.7
n=120
Professional qualification
RN/RPN*
106
78.5
RPN/BSc* 22
16.3
RPN/MSc* 7
5.2
Years of experience ≤5 37
27.4
6 -10 34
25.1
11 -15 29
21.5
16-20 21
15.6
21-25
26-30
Rank
Deputy Director of Nursing Services 1
0.7
Assistant Director of Nursing Services
Chief Nursing Officer 17
12.6
Assistant Chief Nursing Officer 16
11.8
Principal Nursing Officer 26
19.3
Senior Nursing Officer
Nursing Officer 32
23.7
Staff Nurse
11.9
Work place
Federal/teaching hospital
102
77.9
State/Specialist hospital
16.0
Local government/primary healthcare
6.1
n=131
Workplace geopolitical zones
South west 18
13.4
South south 13
9.7
South east
15.7
North central
25.4
North east
12.7
North west 31
23.1
n=134
*RN = Registered nurse; * RPN= Registered psychiatric nurse; *B.Sc. = Bachelor of science *MSC = Master of science.
Sunday Oluwafemi Omoniyi et al. Perceptions of Nigerian Mental Health Nurses towards Community Mental Health
Nursing Practice in Nigeria. World Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2016, Vol. 4, No. 2, doi: /jpm-4-2-1
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