Table 3.

Aggregate scores given by health workers in relation to the use of AHTs

Characteristics of respondents	Aggregate score ($\overline{X}\pm S$)	U or χ 2	p*
Gender
Male	4.35 ± 0.57	74101.0	0.002
Female	4.19 ± 0.66
Age (year)
≤29	4.29 ± 0.59	0.286	0.963
30-39	4.28 ± 0.61
40-49	4.25 ± 0.59
≥50	4.22 ± 0.82
Level of Education
≤Junior high school	4.10 ± 0.76	4.884	0.181
Senior high (vocational) school	4.30 ± 0.57
Associate degree	4.22 ± 0.61
≥Bachelor degree	4.29 ± 0.65
Monthly Income (Yuan)
<1000	4.41 ± 0.51	6.326	0.097
1000-2999	4.21 ± 0.68
3000-4999	4.34 ± 0.55
≥5000	4.26 ± 0.71
Professional Title
No	4.26 ± 0.46	13.262	0.004
Junior	4.26 ± 0.61
Middle	4.22 ± 0.69
Senior	4.47 ± 0.54
Work Experience (year)
≤9	4.31 ± 0.62	2.465	0.482
10-19	4.27 ± 0.58
20-29	4.26 ± 0.64
≥30	4.13 ± 0.82
Areas of Services#
(1) Public health	4.42 ± 0.57	17.169	0.002
(2) Maternal and child care	4.16 ± 0.75
(3) Traditional Chinese medicine	4.29 ± 0.55
(4) Family planning	4.23 ± 0.41
(5) Chronic condition	4.41 ± 0.57

*Mann–Whitney U or Kruskal-Wallis H test

^#Nemenyi Post Hoc tests found statistical significance (p < 0.05): (1) vs (2); (1) vs (4); (2) vs (5); (4) vs (5)