Table 1

Individual characteristics of the participants

Total
 Level of education
 Sex
 Years of service ± SD
 Age ± SD






BS
 MS
 PhD
 Female
 Male

Staff nurse
 12
 9
 3
 -
 9
 3
 12/4 ± 5/7
 32/7 ± 5/3
Head nurse
 12
 10
 2
 -
 11
 1
 22/6 ± 6/2
 52/8 ± 5/2
Supervisor & matron
 5
 4
 1
 -
 3
 2
 19 ± 7/3
 42/2 ± 7/4
Senior nurse manager
 3
 -
 2
 1
 2
 1
 24/3 ± 7/8
 47/5 ± 7/6
Educator
 3
 -
 3
 -
 2
 1
 28 ± 1/5
 50 ± 1
Physician
 2
 -
 -
 2
 -
 2
 19 ± 12/7
 48 ± 11/3
Members of INO
 7
 2
 3
 2
 1
 6
 23 ± 11/4
 42 ± 10/1
Total
 44
 25
 14
 5
 28
 16
 19/3 ± 8/1
 40/8 ± 8/3

Adib Hagbaghery et al. Human Resources for Health 2004 2:9   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-2-9