Parameters Sites of study – Regional Health Authorities North- central North- west South-west Eastern Tobago Total Number Gender distribution •Male nurses •Female nurses 324 33 291 162 7 155 341 14 327 118 5 113 87 1 86 1032 60 972 Ethnic distribution (n=1017*): •African descent (%) •East Indian descent (%) •Others (%) 156 75 88 91 25 44 152 118 67 52 28 36 75 4 6 526 250 241 *total missing value is 15 (1.5%)

Table 1: Study site and ethnic distribution of the Nurses interviewed.