The perception of the South African Nursing Association by registered nurses of the East London branch.

A growth rate in the average attendance of SANA branch meetings in East London was noted over the past five years, with the highest attendance figure during 1988. Despite this improvement an attendance figure of 17.05% is unacceptably low. The question of such poor attendance at the East London branch prompted the researchers to investigate the issue. Some of the interesting findings are that marital status and young children were not found to be reasons for not attending meetings. Members felt that SANA met their expectations in most respects, however, they felt that SANA did not do enough in respect of negotiations for improved salaries and conditions of service.