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Table 4 Factors associated with good epilepsy knowledge among nurses

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning epilepsy among nurses and midwives working in primary health care settings in Ouagadougou of Burkina Faso

Variable

Good (n = 142)

Poor (n = 71)

P value

Qualification

 Licensed practical nurses (n = 87)

54 (62.1%)

33 (37.9%)

0.000075

 Certified nurses (n = 60)

43 (71.6%)

17 (28.4%)

 

 Midwives (n = 66)

45 (68.2%)

21 (31.8%)

 

Level of education

 GCSE (n = 162)

110 (67.9%)

52 (32.1%)

0.001

 HSD (n = 51)

32 (62.7%)

19 (37.3%)

 

Senior-level experience (years)

 0–10 (n = 79)

46 (58.2%)

33 (41.8%)

0.18035

 11–20 (n = 103)

74 (71.8%)

29 (28.2%)

 

 > 20 (n = 31)

22 (70.9%)

9 (29.1%)

 

Workplace

 CSPS (n = 162)

120 (74.1%)

42 (25.9%)

 > 0.05

 CMA (n = 51)

22 (43.1%)

29 (56.9%)

 
  1. GCSE Generalized certification of secondary school, HSD High school diploma