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Table 3.

Comparison of Scores on Knowledge of VCAIs Among Intern-Nursing Students with Different Demographic Characteristics (n=843)

General Data		Number	Score	t/F	P
Hospital level	Tertiary hospital	375	57.48±14.83	16.494^a	<0.001
Hospital level	Secondary hospital	468	41.60±12.64	16.494^a	<0.001
Hospital type	General hospital	798	48.54±15.77	−0.953^a	0.34
Hospital type	Specialized hospital	45	50.84±15.83	−0.953^a	0.34
Sex	Male	84	45.95±15.41	−1.663^a	0.10
Sex	Female	759	48.96±15.79	−1.663^a	0.10
Education	Bachelor degree or above	528	53.70±15.08	13.679^a	<0.001
Education	Junior college or below	315	40.22±13.06	13.679^a	<0.001
Department	Internal medicine	305	49.57±15.48	1.844^b	0.12
	Surgery medicine	159	48.20±16.03
	Gynaecology and obstetrics	68	44.18±12.92
	Pediatrics	56	47.57±14.65
	Others	255	49.30±16.72
Frequency of training	0	123	43.38±13.04	29.502^b	<0.001
	1–2	383	46.12±13.88
	≥3	337	53.48±17.36
Whether they had VCAI nursing experience	Yes	222	50.63±17.86	1.993^a	0.047
Whether they had VCAI nursing experience	No	621	47.96±14.90	1.993^a	0.047
Ways of acquiring knowledge	Training organized by school	543	48.02±15.40	7.684^b	0.006
	Training organized by hospital	110	54.07±19.81
	Study independently	190	47.37±13.46

Note: ^at value, ^bF value.