Assessment of Students’ Attitudes Towards the Nursing Profession at Wolkite University, Ethiopia, 2021

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Table 1 Distribution of the Sample’s Students Toward the Nursing Profession at Wolkite University Ethiopia in 2022 (n = 364)

variable	Category	Frequency	%
Sex	M	174	47.8
	F	190	52.2
Age	18–25	305	83.8
	26–35	59	16.2
Marital status	Married	83	22.8
	Unmarried	273	75
	Other	8	2.2
Monthly income	<1000	34	9.3
	1000–2000	67	18.4
	2000–3000	100	27.5
	>3000	163	44.8
Education level	Year 2	71	19.5
	Year 3	122	33.5
	Year 4	171	47
Residence	Urban	214	58.8
	Rural	150	41.2
Mother educational level	Unable read write	13	3.6
	Read and write	45	12.4
	Primary	169	46.4
	Secondary	78	21.4
	Bachelor degree	52	14.3
	Masters	7	1.9
Father educational level	Unable read write	6	1.6
	Read and write	24	6.5
	Primary	142	39
	Secondary	88	24.3
	Bachelor degree	82	22.6
	Masters	22	6

Abbreviation: ETB, Ethiopian birr.

Table 2 General Inquiries Distribution of Students Toward the Nursing Profession at Wolkite University Ethiopia in 2022 (n = 364)

Questions	Responses	f	%
Students’ reasons to join the nursing profession	High school 12th-grade result	87	23.9%
	Design to help other	176	48.4%
	Low family income	32	8.8%
	Availability of international work	57	15.7%
	Other	12	3.3%
Students who had information about nursing before joining the profession	Yes	206	56.6%
	No	158	43.4%
Source of information	Family and friend	66	31.1%
	School	59	27.8%
	Health facility	65	30.7%
	Media	21	9.9%
	Other	1	0.5%
Information received by students has an impact on their attitude	Yes	212	59.2%
	No	152	41 8%
How the information affected the students	Positively	127	61.7%
	Negatively	79	38.3%
Students’ families who reacted positively after joining the nursing profession	Yes	222	61.0%
	No	142	39.0%
Students’ reactions while they are talking with others about the nursing profession	Proud	160	44.0
	Shy	79	21.7
	Change topic	59	16.2
	Defending	32	8.8
	Attack nursing profession	34	9.3

Table 3 Distribution of the Nursing Students’ Attitudes Towards the Nursing Profession at Wolkite University Ethiopia in 2022 (n=364)

Attitude Domain	Strongly Dis-Agree n (%)	Dis-Agree n (%)	Neutral n (%)	Agree n (%)	Strongly Agree n(%)
I chose nursing based on my desire and interest	32(8.8)	131(36)	40(11)	71(19.5)	90(24.7)
Nursing provide the opportunity to help people	14(3.8)	115(31.6)	44(12.1)	92(25.3)	99(27.2)
I love nurse than other professions	50(13.7)	105(28.8)	71(19.5)	81(22.3)	57(15.7)
Nursing is vital profession in any society	52(14.3)	71(19.5)	83(22.8)	87(23.9)	71(19.5)
I think the nursing profession has not reached the state it deserves	25(6.9)	66(18.1)	95(26.1)	80(22)	98(26.9)
I love practicing nursing in clinical areas	47(12.7)	67(18.4)	63(17.3)	86(23.6)	101(27.7)
When I was in high school I dream of being a nurse	39(10.7)	94(25.8)	59(16.2)	95(26.1)	77(21.2)
I would advise any person to choose nursing as their future career	42(11.5)	57(15.7)	73(20.1)	104(28.6)	88(24.2)
No difference b/n my perception of nursing and the reality in terms of education and practice	44(12.1)	73(20.1)	50(13.7)	133(36.5)	64(17.6)
I think nursing is the most appropriate profession for me	46(12.6)	63(17.3)	61(16.8)	86(23.6)	108(29.7)
I do not feel Inferior when I think of my profession	9(2.5)	57(15.7)	82(22.5)	105(28.8)	111(30.5)
Nursing is a respected profession	39(10.7)	49(13.5)	64(17.6)	98(26.9)	114(31.3)
Nursing is an independent profession	23(6.3)	36(9.9)	68(18.7)	101(27.7)	136(37.4)
Nursing is significant in a patient recovery	14(3.8)	51(14)	56(15.4)	114(31.3)	129(35.4)
Male nurses can be good nurse as females	56(15.4)	35(9.6)	71(19.5)	96(26.4)	106(29.1)

Table 4 Factors Associated with Nursing Students’ Attitude Towards the Nursing Profession at Wolkite University in 2022 (Multivariable Analysis, n=364)

Variables	Category	Nursing Students Attitude				Odds Ratio
		Negative Attitude		Positive Attitude		COR(95 CI)	AOR 95% CI
Age	18–25	174	89.7%	131	77.1%	1	1
	26–35	20	10.3%	39	22.9%	2.59(1.44–4.65)*	4.54(1.33–15.45)**
Residence	Urban	102	52.6%	112	65.9%	1.74(1.14–2.66)*	2.64(1.29–5.40)**
	Rural	92	47.4%	58	34.1%	1	1
Family monthly income	<1000	25	12.9%	9	5.3%	0.32(0.14–0.73)*	0.23(0.06–0.38)**
	1000–2000	30	15.5%	37	21.8%	1.1(0.62–1.96)	3.48(1.18–10.22)
	2000–3000	62	32.0%	38	22.4%	0.55(0.33–0.91)*	0.52(0.23–1.20)
	>3000	77	39.7%	86	50.6%	1	1
Family reacted positively after joining nursing	Yes	77	39.7%	145	85.3%	8.81(5.27–14.71)*	12.5(4.78–32.69)**
	No	117	60.3%	25	14.7%	1	1
Students’ interest in nursing	No	45	23.2%	29	17.1%	5.98(2.41–14.85)*	3.11(0.77–12.62)
	Yes to better	84	43.3%	134	78.8%	14.82(6.49–33.84)*	7.28(2.01–26.36)**
	Yes to worst	65	33.5%	7	4.1%	1	1

Note: *Statistically significant (p < 0.05), **Statistically significant (p < 0.01).

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; COR, crude odds ratio.