Table 1 Description of the sample characteristics (N = 281)
From: Attitudes of nurses, paramedics, and medics towards security prisoners: a cross-sectional study
Characteristic | Values | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female Male | 158 123 | 56.2 43.8 |
Nationality | Jewish Arab (Muslim or Christian) | 248 33 | 88.3 11.7 |
Age group distribution | 20–30 31–40 41–50 51–60 | 105 57 73 45 | 37.4 20.3 26 16 |
Profession | Paramedic Medic Nurse | 76 75 130 | 27 26.7 46.3 |
Professional experience (years) | 0–5 6–10 11–20 20< | 113 51 49 67 | 40.2 18.1 17.4 23.8 |
Paramedic education | Ambulance course Military paramedic course Hospital course Bachelor’s degree in emergency medicine Other bachelor degree Master’s degree Ph.D. | 26 24 9 7 15 2 1 0 | 6.6 6.1 2.3 1.8 3.8 0.5 0.3 0 |
Medic education | No education Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree In paramedic course Emergency medicine student | 1 31 7 3 1 | 0.3 7.9 1.8 0.8 0.3 |
Nurse education | Practical Registered Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree Ph.D. | 17 44 44 1 50 | 4.3 11.3 11.3 0.3 12.8 |
Have you treated a security prisoner at work? | Yes No | 172 109 | 61.2 38.8 |