Table 1: Characteristics of the study population (n = 1095).
| Number (%) | ||
| Gender | Male | 46 (4.2) |
| Female | 1049 (95.8) | |
| Ethnicity | Chinese | 427 (39) |
| Malay | 285 (26) | |
| Indian | 162 (14.8) | |
| Others | 221 (20.2) | |
| Age group | < 20-years-old | 31 (2.8) |
| 21-30 years old | 622 (56.8) | |
| 31-40 years old | 240 (21.9) | |
| 41-50 years old | 125 (11.4) | |
| 51-60 years old | 61 (5.6) | |
| > 60-years-old | 16 (1.5) | |
| Number of years in current profession | < 1 year | 74 (6.8) |
| 1-5 years | 539 (49.2) | |
| 6-10 years | 224 (20.5) | |
| 11-15 years | 103 (9.4) | |
| > 15 years | 155 (14.2) | |
| Seniority in nursing | Junior nurse | 1010 (92.2) |
| Senior nurse | 85 (7.8) | |
| Area of work in the hospital | Emergency department | 91 (8.3) |
| Inpatient services | 514 (46.9) | |
| Outpatient services | 148 (13.5) | |
| Operating theatre | 88 (8) | |
| Intensive care/high dependency units | 92 (8.4) | |
| Others | 162 (14.8) |