Caring behaviour and its associated factors among nurses working at public hospitals in Gamo zone, southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to assess nurses caring behaviours and its associated factors among nurses working at public hospitals in the Gamo zone of southern Ethiopia in 2022.

Design

Institutional based cross-sectional study was used.

Setting

This study was conducted in five public hospitals in Gamo zone, southern Ethiopia.

Participants

A total of 360 nurses of different level of qualification were included in this study using a proportional allocation method from the five hospitals and final study participants were recruited from all wards using a simple random sampling method from 20 June to 20 July 2022.

Outcome measurements

Caring behaviour was assessed using 24 standardised Caring Behaviour Inventory (CBI) scales. Data were collected u

SUBMITTER: Ashagere M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10603448 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature