Table 1.
Participants’ demographic and background characteristics.
| Variables | Total (n = 534) | Rural (n = 236) | Urban (n = 298) | p * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 5 (0.9) | 1 (0.4) | 4 (1.3) | 0.390 |
| Female | 529 (99.1) | 235 (99.6) | 294 (98.7) | |
| Age | ||||
| ≤30 years | 333 (62.4) | 144 (61.0) | 189 (63.4) | 0.811 |
| 31–39 years | 162 (30.3) | 75 (31.8) | 87 (29.2) | |
| ≥40 years | 39 (7.3) | 17 (7.2) | 22 (7.4) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Unmarried | 253 (47.4) | 109 (46.2) | 144 (48.3) | 0.624 |
| Married | 281 (52.6) | 127 (53.8) | 154 (51.7) | |
| Educational level | ||||
| Diploma or advanced diploma | 288 (53.9) | 128 (54.2) | 160 (53.7) | 0.028 |
| Continuing bachelor’s program | 187 (35.0) | 91 (38.6) | 96 (32.2) | |
| Bachelor of Science and above | 59 (11.0) | 17 (7.2) | 42 (14.1) | |
| Years of working experience | ||||
| ≤5 years | 211 (39.6) | 84 (35.7) | 127 (42.6) | 0.095 |
| 6–9 years | 189 (35.4) | 95 (40.4) | 94 (31.5) | |
| ≥10 years | 133 (25.0) | 56 (23.8) | 77 (25.8) | |
| Position | ||||
| First-line nurse | 438 (82.0) | 198 (83.9) | 240 (80.5) | 0.604 |
| Nurse educator | 43 (8.1) | 17 (7.2) | 26 (8.7) | |
| Nurse manager | 53 (9.9) | 21 (8.9) | 32 (10.7) | |
| Average monthly income (RMB) | ||||
| ≤5000 | 186 (34.8) | 99 (41.9) | 87 (29.2) | 0.006 |
| 5001–7999 | 236 (44.2) | 89 (37.7) | 147 (49.3) | |
| ≥8000 | 112 (21.0) | 48 (20.3) | 64 (21.5) | |
| Computer use and internet access at home | ||||
| Yes | 525 (98.3) | 234 (99.2) | 291 (97.7) | 0.311 |
| No | 9 (1.7) | 2 (0.8) | 7 (2.3) | |
| Computer use and internet access in the workplace | ||||
| Yes | 183 (34.3) | 66 (28.0) | 117 (39.3) | 0.006 |
| No | 351 (65.7) | 170 (72.0) | 181 (60.7) | |
* Significance according to chi-squared test between rural and urban hospitals.