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. 2019 Mar 23;9(3):e024196. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024196

Table 2.

Characteristics of training participants and association with long-term knowledge test score.

Participants' characteristics, number (%) or mean (SD) Long-term knowledge survey results Univariable analysis Adjusted for training province Multiple linear regression
Meanscore (SD) Coefficient
(95% CI), %
P value Coefficient
(95% CI), %
P value Coefficient
(95% CI), %
P value
Total participants 91 (100) 1.84 (0.89)
Gender
 Male 49 (53.8) 1.76 (0.92) Reference Reference
 Female 42 (46.2) 1.93 (0.84) 0.17
(−0.20 to 0.54)
0.354 0.06
(−0.30 to 0.42)
0.746
Age
 ≤39 29 (31.9) 1.79 (0.81) Reference Reference
 40–49 40 (44.0) 1.83 (0.96) 0.03
(−0.40 to 0.47)
0.884 −0.15
(−0.58 to 0.28)
0.489
 ≥50 22 (24.2) 1.91 (0.81) 0.12
(−0.39 to 0.62)
0.647 0.05
(−0.43 to 0.53)
0.843
Occupation
 Clinical doctor 66 (72.5) 1.80 (0.88) Reference Reference
 Nurse 9 (9.9) 1.67 (0.87) −0.14
(−0.76 to 0.49)
0.667 −0.07
(−0.63 to 0.58)
0.814
 CDC/hospital staff (non-clinical) 16 (17.6) 2.06 (0.93) 0.26
(−0.23 to 0.75)
0.297 0.07
(−0.42 to 0.56)
0.782
Years of clinical experience
 ≤7 23 (25.3) 1.65 (0.88) Reference Reference Reference
 8–15 29 (31.9) 1.69 (1.00) 0.04
(−0.44 to 0.52)
0.877 0.04
(−0.42 to 0.51)
0.853 0.07
(−0.40 to 0.53)
0.775
 16–23 11 (12.1) 1.64 (0.50) −0.01
(−0.64 to 0.61)
0.96 −0.13
(−0.75 to 0.48)
0.668 −0.17
(−0.77 to 0.44)
0.587
 ≥24 18 (30.8) 2.21 (0.78) 0.56
(0.08 to 1.04)
0.023 0.42
(−0.05 to 0.90)
0.081 0.51
(0.02 to 0.99)
0.041
Training province
 Liaoning 46 (50.5) 2.11 (0.95) Reference Reference
 Jiangxi 45 (49.5) 1.56 (0.72) −0.55
(−0.91 to –0.20)
0.002 −0.50
(−0.85 to –0.14)
0.007
Highest education
 Junior college or secondary vocational degree 16 (17.6) 1.63 (0.96) Reference Reference Reference
 Master or bachelor’s degree 75 (82.4) 1.88 (0.87) 0.26
(−0.23 to 0.74)
0.298 0.25
(−0.21 to 0.71)
0.283 0.40
(−0.07 to 0.86)
0.092
Attended other training
 No 65 (71.4) 1.77 (0.91) Reference Reference Reference
 Yes 26 (28.6) 2.00 (0.80) 0.23
(−0.18 to 0.64)
0.26 0.30
(−0.09 to 0.69)
0.132 0.33
(−0.06 to 0.71)
0.094