Prevalence of secondary traumatic stress disorder among student nurses of Kenya medical training college at the Nairobi campus
Abstract
Secondary trauma is commonly referred to as "the stress resulting from helping or wanting to
help a traumatized or suffering person. Figley (1995)
Objective
The specific objectives of the study will be to determine the prevalence rate of secondary
stress disorder among students of nursing at KMTC campus and investigate socio
demographic factors of the respondents
Study design
This was a cross sectional descriptive study
Study Population and sampling method
The students of nursing participated in the study. Only the students who have worked in the
clinical area were interviewed.
Sample population was 90 students which is 10% of the population and systematic random
sampling was used to identify the respondents.
Data analysis
Data was analyzed using SPSS version 17.0; descriptive statistics was used and data
presented in tables, pie charts and graph
Instruments
A structured socio-demographic questionnaire and Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale
instrument were used to asses for secondary traumatic stress.
Citation
Master of Science Degree in Clinical PsychologyPublisher
University of Nairobi