ATTITUDE AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS TOWARDS THE NURSING PROFESSION AMONG BSC NURSING STUDENTS LEARNING AT GOVERNMENTAL UNIVERSITIES IN WEST AMHARA REGION, ETHIOPIA, 2021.

Abstract

Introduction: Nursing is a noble profession that requires nurses to devote their entire lives to provide comprehensive care to those who are suffering. Nursing has faced numerous cultural challenges, including negative attitudes that may have deterred people from entering the field. This isn't a problem for a single country; it's a worldwide concern. Ethiopia is one of the countries with a highly understaffed healthcare workforce and there is no published study on nursing students' attitudes. Objective: This study was aimed to assess attitude and its associated factors towards the nursing profession among BSc nursing students learning at governmental universities in the west Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2021 Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted in west Amhara region governmental universities, Ethiopia from April 1 to 15, 2021. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 423 participants. Data were collected by using a pre-tested structured questionnaire, entered into Epi-data version 4.6, and exported to SPSS version 23.0 for analysis. Model fitness was checked by the HosmerLemeshow

goodness of fit test. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to present findings. Binary logistic regression was employed to identify associated factors. 95% CI and p<0.05 were used to show the strength of association and statistically significant association respectively. Result: Among 413 respondents, Keywords: Attitude, Ethiopia, Nursing profession, Nursing students