Table 2.
Comparison of knowledge, attitudes, and practices scores according to different variables
| Variables | Students Who Took Tropical Nursing Course (n = 56) | Students Who DIid Not Take Tropical Nursing Course (n = 72) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Knowledge | Attitudes | Practices | n (%) | Knowledge | Attitudes | Practices | ||||||||
| M (SD) | 95% CI for Mean | M (SD) | 95% CI for Mean | M (SD) | 95% CI for Mean | M (SD) | 95% CI for Mean | M (SD) | 95% CI for Mean | M (SD) | 95% CI for Mean | ||||
| Sex | M | 5 (9%) | 3 (4%) | ||||||||||||
| F | 51 (91%) | 69 (96%) | |||||||||||||
| Age | 18–21 | 43 (77%) | 13.46 (1.29) | 13.06–13.86 | 18.95 (1.74) | 18.41–19.49 | 30.46 (3.40) | 29.41–31.51 | 48 (66,07%) | 20.50 (2.00) | 19.91–21.09 | 18.16 (1.66) | 17.68–18.65 | 29.06 (2.86) | 28.23–29.89 |
| 22–25 | 13 (23%) | 13.38 (1.44) | 12.51–14.25 | 19.07 (2.36) | 17.64–20.50 | 31.00 (3.55) | 28.84–33.15 | 24 (33%) | 21.00 (1.91) | 20.19–21.80 | 18.87 (1.56) | 18.21–19.53 | 29.70 (3.23) | 28.34–31.07 | |
| P-value* | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.62 | 0.31 | 0.08 | 0.39 | |||||||||
| Academic level (year) | 2nd | 22 (39%) | 13.40 (1.25) | 12.85–13.96 | 19.09 (1.71) | 18.33–19.85 | 30.77 (3.23) | 29.33–32.20 | 16 (22,02%) | 19.87 (1.78) | 18.92–20.82 | 17.87 (2.02) | 16.79–18.95 | 29.00 (3.18) | 27.30–30.69 |
| 3rd | 13 (23%) | 13.23 (1.30) | 12.44–14.01 | 18.61 (1.93) | 17.44–19.78 | 30.00 (3.74) | 27.73–32.26 | 18 (25%) | 20.66 (2.30) | 19.52–21.81 | 18.22 (1.76) | 17.34–19.10 | 29.38 (2.87) | 27.96–30.81 | |
| 4th | 10 (18%) | 14.10 (1.44) | 13.06–15.13 | 19.50 (2.17) | 17.94–21.05 | 30.70 (3.43) | 28.24–33.15 | 20 (27%) | 20.80 (1.67) | 20.01–21.58 | 18.55 (1.46) | 17.86–19.23 | 28.70 (2.92) | 27.33–30.06 | |
| 5th | 11 (10%) | 13.18 (1.32) | 12.28–14.07 | 18.72 (2.00) | 17.38–20.07 | 30.81 (3.76) | 28.28–33.34 | 18 (25%) | 21.22 (2.01) | 20.21–22.22 | 18.40 (1.65) | 18.01–18.79 | 30.05 (3.05) | 28.53–31.57 | |
| P-value* | 0.36 | 0.68 | 0.92 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.55 | |||||||||
| GPA | 2.75–3.50 | 7 (12.05%) | 13.28 (1.38) | 12.00–14.56 | 19.71 (2.36) | 17.53–21.89 | 30.71 (2.28) | 28.59–32.83 | 13 (18%) | 20.00 (1.89) | 18.72–21.27 | 18.27 (1.79) | 17.06–19.47 | 29.45 (3.35) | 27.19–31.71 |
| 3.51–4.00 | 49 (87.05%) | 13.46 (1.32) | 13.08–13.84 | 18.87 (1.81) | 18.35–19.39 | 30.57 (3.56) | 29.54–31.59 | 59 (82%) | 20.78 (1.97) | 20.28–21.29 | 18.42 (1.64) | 18.00–18.84 | 29.24 (2.94) | 28.49–29.99 | |
| P-value* | 0.73 | 0.27 | 0.91 | 0.22 | 0.78 | 0.83 | |||||||||
F = female; GPA = grade point average; M = male.
*
One-way analysis of variance test performed.