Sociodemographic profile of the participants
| Characteristics | Frequency (%), n=79 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 5 (6) |
| Female | 74 (94) |
| Education | |
| General nursing and midwifery | 61 (77) |
| Diploma—general nursing and midwifery | 7 (9) |
| Registered nurse registered midwife | 6 (8) |
| Auxiliary nurse midwifery | 4 (5) |
| BSc (Nursing) | 1 (1) |
| Appointment type | |
| Contractual | 64 (81) |
| Permanent | 15 (19) |
| Posting | |
| Paediatric wards | |
| Neonatal intensive care unit | 22 (28) |
| Paediatric intensive care unit | 9 (11) |
| Paediatric ward | 8 (10) |
| Cardiac intensive care unit | 6 (8) |
| Gynaecology ward | 17 (22) |
| Privilege gold | 8 (10) |
| Special bed unit | 9 (11) |
| Experience | |
| 0–5 years | 43 (55) |
| 6–10 years | 15 (19) |
| 11–15 years | 9 (11) |
| 16 years or more | 12 (15) |
| Mean (SD) (IQR) | 7.52 (6.86) (2, 13) |
| Income (per month in Indian Rupees) | |
| Up to 10 000 | 23 (30) |
| 11 000–15 000 | 28 (35) |
| 16 000–25 000 | 12 (15) |
| >25 000 | 16 (20) |
| Mean (SD) (IQR) | 17 238 (9181) (10 000, 24 000) |