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. 2012 Apr 12;41(1):14–18. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.12.019

Table 3.

Actual and perceived knowledge scores according to hospital site, gender, and profession of the health care worker: nurse versus physician

Actual knowledge score Perceived knowledge score
Hospital site
 Site 1 (n = 35) 75 (75-75) 60 (60-80)
 Site 2 (n = 36) 100 (75-100) 60 (60-80)
Gender
 Women (n = 49) 75 (75-100) 60 (60-80)
 Men (n = 26) 75 (50-100) 60 (60-80)
Profession
 Nurse (n = 43) 100 (75-100) 60 (60-80)
 Physician (n = 8) 75 (31.25-93.75) 80 (65-80)

NOTE. Data are median (interquartile range, 25th and 75th quartiles) and are presented as percentages.

P < .05 for site 1 versus site 2, for men versus women and for nurses versus physicians, with the Mann-Whitney test.