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. 2023 Apr 28;12:145. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1412_22

Table 2b.

Significant associations with EI component: Social awareness and social skills (n=294)

Variable Categories EI Component - Social awareness P

Poor Moderate Good Excellent
Age group 18-30 years 75 (30.5%) 59 (24%) 57 (23.2%) 55 (22.4%) 0.049**
31-45 years 8 (17.8%) 7 (15.6%) 12 (26.7%) 18 (40%)
>45 years 1 (33.3%) 2 (66.7%) 0 0
Socioeconomic class# Lower 3 (15%) 2 (10%) 6 (30%) 9 (45%)
Middle 32 (22.9%) 29 (20.7%) 44 (31.4%) 35 (25%) 0.001*
Upper 49 (36.6%) 37 (27.6%) 19 (14.2%) 29 (21.6%)
Hospital A 17 (37.8%) 9 (20%) 10 (22.2%) 9 (20%)
B 46 (36.2%) 34 (26.8%) 31 (24.4%) 16 (12.6%) <0.001*
C 10 (31.3%) 11 (34.4%) 4 (12.5%) 7 (21.9%)
D 11 (12.2%) 14 (15.6%) 24 (26.7%) 41 (45.6%)
Total years of work experience 1-3 years 52 (35.4%) 36 (24.5%) 28 (19%) 31 (21.1%)
3-5 years 23 (27.1%) 22 (25.9%) 22 (25.9%) 18 (21.2%) 0.008*
>5 years 9 (14.5%) 10 (16.1%) 19 (30.6%) 24 (38.7%)

EI Component - Social skills

Socio-economic class# Lower 2 (10%) 3 (15%) 11 (55%) 4 (20%) 0.004*
Middle 32 (22.9%) 30 (21.4%) 42 (30%) 36 (25.7%)
Upper 41 (30.6%) 41 (30.6%) 23 (17.2%) 29 (21.6%)
Hospital A 11 (24.4%) 13 (28.9%) 14 (31.1%) 7 (15.6%) <0.001*
B 47 (37%) 31 (24.4%) 30 (23.6%) 19 (15%)
C 8 (25%) 12 (37.5%) 7 (21.9%) 5 (15.6%)
D 9 (10%) 18 (20%) 25 (27.8%) 38 (42.2%)
Total years of work experience 1-3 years 45 (30.6%) 41 (27.9%) 30 (20.4%) 31 (21.1%) 0.049**
3-5 years 21 (24.7%) 20 (23.5%) 27 (31.8%) 17 (20%)
>5 years 9 (14.5%) 13 (21%) 19 (30.6%) 21 (33.9%)

*Chi-square test; **Fischer exact test; #Modified BG Prasad, 2020