Table 3 Work experience, level of education, experience on caring chronicaly ill patients, training on palliative care, and level of knowledge about palliative care among nurses working in Ethiopia

Work experience

Less than five years

9

55.06 (48.46,61.67)

92.66

< 0.001

Five to ten years

9

26.92 (23.59,30.24)

76.33

< 0.001

Greater than ten years

9

17.84 (11.16,24.52)

96.53

< 0.001

Level of education

Diploma

10

35.13 (26.33,43.94)

97.04

< 0.001

BSc (degree)

10

64.87 (56.06,73.67)

97.07

< 0.001

Experience in caring chronically ill patients

Daily

6

48.98 (39.50,58.40)

94.64

< 0.001

Once/week

6

19.17 (15.31,23.02)

96.43

< 0.001

Once/month

6

09.19 (05.18,13.21)

91.22

< 0.001

Few/year

6

09.14 (05.25,13.02)

91.67

< 0.001

Never

6

11.56 (05.59,17.53)

91.67

< 0.001

Training on palliative care

Yes

6

33.29 (15.32,51.27)

98.80

< 0.001

No

6

66.71 (48.73,84.68)

98.80

< 0.001

Level of knowledge on palliative care

Good knowledge

11

43.92 (34.62,53.22

97.18

< 0.001