Variables | n | % |
Year of study | ||
4 | 95 | 47.5 |
5 | 105 | 52.5 |
Participation in extracurricular activities | ||
Yes | 67 | 33.5 |
No | 133 | 66.5 |
Holding of part-time jobs | ||
Yes | 34 | 17 |
No | 166 | 83 |
Motivation to study nursing | ||
Personal interest | 38 | 19.0 |
Influence from brothers/sisters | 10 | 5.0 |
Influence from classmates | 9 | 4.5 |
Parental suggestion | 100 | 50.0 |
Teacher suggestion | 5 | 2.5 |
School allocation based on the test scores | 17 | 8.5 |
A nursing background facilitates job hunting | 21 | 10.5 |
Semester grade | ||
60 - 69 points | 12 | 6.0 |
70 - 79 point | 76 | 38.0 |
Above 80 points | 112 | 56.0 |
Interest in nursing | ||
Highly interested | 11 | 5.5 |
Interested | 54 | 27.0 |
Neutral | 100 | 50.0 |
Not interested | 27 | 13.5 |
Not interested at all | 8 | 4.0 |