Mental health literacy of school nurses in the United Arab Emirates

Table 1 Demographics characteristics of participants

Demographic variables	Levels		n (339)	%
Gender	Female		292	86.1
	Male		38	11.2
	Missing		9	2.7
Age categories	20–29		97	28.6
	30–39		142	41.9
	40–49		64	18.9
	50–59		14	4.1
	60+		5	1.5
	Missing		17	5.0
Region of origin	North Africa		18	5.3
	Indian sub-continent		94	27.7
	Middle East		47	13.9
	Philippines		4	1.2
	Missing		176	51.9
Years of residency in UAE	9 or less		82	24.2
	10–19		41	12.1
	20–29		14	4.1
	30–39		19	5.6
	40+		6	1.8
	Missing		177	52.2
Language spoken at home	Arabic		68	20.1
	English		28	8.3
	Indian (e.g. Hindi, Bengali, Urdu…)		66	19.5
	Filipino		4	1.2
	Missing		173	51.0
Profession	Medicine		6	1.8
Profession	Nursing		333	98.2
Qualification	Diploma of nursing		114	33.6
	Bacc. degree, nursing		43	12.7
	Post-grad. cert. nursing		4	1.2
	Bacc. degree in medicine		2	0.06
	Missing		176	51.9
Years of nursing experience	0–< 5		82	24.2
	5–< 10		69	20.4
	10–< 15		82	24.2
	15–< 20		36	10.6
	20+		48	14.2
	Missing		22	6.5
Years of pediatric experience	0–< 1		26	7.7
	1–< 5		91	26.8
	5–< 10		39	11.5
	10–< 15		26	7.7
	15–< 20		6	1.8
	20+		13	3.8
	Missing		138	40.7
K10 scores	Mean	23.7	SD	11.7
K10 ranges/distress level	Low		105	32.3
	Moderate		78	24.0
	High		44	13.5
	Very high		98	30.2

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