Table 3.
Differences Between the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Prevention of Retinopathy of Prematurity According to Socio-Demographic Variables.
| Variable | Knowledge | Attitude | Practices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | t-test P-value | M (SD) | t-test P-value | M (SD) | t-test P-value | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 52.6 (20.7) | –1.565 | 74.1 (8.6) | –1.553 | 77.9 (9.9) | –1.567 |
| Female | 56.6 (19.5) | .119 | 75.8 (8.6) | .122 | 80.1 (11.0) | .104 |
| Nurses’ training | ||||||
| Yes | 52.0 (18.0) | –.974 | 74.7 (8.5) | –.386 | 76.4 (11.2) | –1.616 |
| No | 55.7 (20.1) | .331 | 75.4 (8.6) | .700 | 79.8 (10.6) | .107 |
| Hospital sector | ||||||
| Private | 58.3 (19.1) | 1.525 | 76.6 (89.4) | 1.515 | 81.7 (11.4) | 2.212 |
| Government | 54.3 (20.1) | .128 | 74.8 (8.3) | .131 | 78.6 (10.4) | .028 |
| M (SD) | F P-value | M (SD) | F P-value | M (SD) | F P-value | |
| Educational level | 4.310 | 1.399 | 1.989 | |||
| Diploma | 19.0 (2.1) | .005 | 8.7 (1.0) | .243 | 11.9 (1.3) | .116 |
| Bachelor | 19.7 (1.6) | 8.9 (0.7) | 10.4 (0.8) | |||
| High diploma | 20.7 (3.7) | 7.8 (1.4) | 9.3 (1.7) | |||
| Master and above | 18.8 (4.3) | 7.1 (1.6) | 9.3 (2.1) | |||
| Experience | 4.861 | 2.206 | 2.931 | |||
| 5 years and less | 20.1 (1.6) | .001 | 8.7 (0.7) | .069 | 10.6 (0.8) | .021 |
| 6-10 years | 17.7 (2.2) | 9.0 (1.1) | 11.2 (1.4) | |||
| 11-15 years | 18.0 (3.2) | 7.0 (1.3) | 9.1 (1.6) | |||
| 16-20 years | 20.9 (5.2) | 8.6 (2.1) | 9.4 (2.4) | |||
| More than 20 years | 19. 2 (4.9) | 7.4 (1.9) | 11.3 (2.9) | |||
M = mean; SD = standard deviation; t = t-test.