Table 2.
Comparisons between Australia and all countries using independent-samples t-tests (N = 1501)
| Possible range | Australia | Hong Kong | China | Japan | South Korea | Thailand | Singapore | India | Myanmar | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
N = 163 (Ref) |
N = 100 | N = 317 | N = 209 | N = 100 | N = 200 | N = 147 | N = 103 | N = 110 | n = 52 | ||
| Perception of responsibility | |||||||||||
| Prevention | 2–10 | 7.58 (2.14) | 6.79 (1.95)** | 8.88 (1.60) ** | 6.55 (1.84)** | NS | 6.40 (1.9)** | 6.64 (2.4)** | 8.33 (2.05)** | NS | 6.67 (2.87)* |
| Intervention | 14–70 | 62.08 (7.19) | 54.38 (10.35)** | NS | 58.74 (6.88)** | 57.65 (9.95)** | 49.59 (13.39)** | 55.82 (10.67)** | NS | 51.37 (9.70)** | 53.94 (11.73)** |
| Surveillance | 4–20 | 14.83 (4.00) | NS | 18.61 (2.19)** | 16.16 (2.89)** | 17.07 (3.30)** | NS | 15.79 (3.76)* | 17.78 (3.08)** | NS | NS |
| Coordination | 9–45 | 39.14 (5.81) | 36.07 (6.95)** | 40.49 (5.62)* | 35.39 (6.10)** | 37.57 (6.57)* | 31.45 (9.96)** | NS | NS | 33.65 (6.30)** | NS |
| Confidence | |||||||||||
| Prevention | 0–20 | 10.21 (4.97) | 7.86 (4.40)** | 12.47 (5.03)** | 3.88 (3.93)** | NS | 12.89 (4.41)** | 6.84 (5.02)** | 12.47 (4.06)** | 12.08 (5.22)** | NS |
| Intervention | 0–140 | 85.28 (17.93) | 64.64 (15.20)** | 77.31 (19.82)** | 51.22 (18.46)** | 67.83 (16.39)** | 67.59 (17.86)** | 54.45 (23.73)** | 77.46 (14.52)** | 72.11 (24.56)** | 70.80 (25.63)** |
| Surveillance | 0–40 | 25.12 (8.98) | 22.48 (7.67)* | 29.25 (8.28)** | 16.99 (9.13)** | NS | 27.46 (7.62)* | 18.68 (10.16)** | 30.31 (5.88)** | 28.82 (9.83)** | NS |
| Coordination | 0–90 | 70.26 (16.29) | 57.33 (13.72)** | 63.69 (18.47)** | 34.65 (20.50)** | 58.08 (13.71)** | 49.50 (17.85)** | 50.81 (21.06)** | NS | 63.61 (21.12)* | NS |
| Frequency | |||||||||||
| Prevention | 2–10 | 4.84 (2.21) | 4.19 (1.61)* | 6.08 (2.15)** | 3.01 (1.21)** | NS | 3.51 (1.81)** | 3.52 (1.62)** | 6.07 (1.92)** | 5.94 (1.86)** | NS |
| Intervention | 14–70 | 46.87 (11.61) | 38.71 (8.77)** | NS | 32.62 (9.81)** | 37.78 (9.35)** | 30.62 (9.82)** | 34.21 (10.46)** | NS | 41.31 (10.92)** | NS |
| Surveillance | 4–20 | 10.80 (4.42) | 10.18 (3.5)** | 14.73 (3.96)** | 8.78 (3.51)** | NS | 10.75 (4.38)** | 8.73 (3.70)** | 15.02 (3.18)** | 14.14 (3.53)** | 13.9 (5.73)** |
| Coordination | 9–45 | 29.55 (8.59) | 26.38 (6.99)** | NS | 18.22 (7.01)** | 25.42 (8.29)** | NS | 24.28 (8.19)** | 33.15 (6.62)** | NS | 36.73 (7.54)** |
Note. All subscales: higher scores represent higher levels of responsibility perception, higher levels of confidence and higher frequency of care delivery; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.005