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. 2020 Apr 15;20:301. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05187-5

Table 3.

Mean scores (standard deviation)1 by socio-demographic factors for distributive justice

SDF Overall (N = 360) Doctors (n = 105) Nurses (n = 200) AHPs (n = 55)
Hospital ownership State 2.61 (0.82) 3.34 (0.69) 2.29 (0.70) 2.33 (0.48)
Federal 2.71 (0.94) 3.19 (0.83) 2.53 (0.93) 2.47 (0.83)
Sig.2 0.346 0.327 0.057 0.493
Gender Male 2.89 (0.90) 3.2 (0.78) 1.50 (0.53) 2.44 (0.73)
Female 2.52 (0.86) 3.56 (0.53) 2.48 (0.85) 2.30 (0.68)
Sig2. 0.000* 0.218 0.001* 0.567
Age
20–29 3.36 (0.62) 3.11 (0.64) 3.61 (0.49) 2.75 (0.50)
30–39 2.50 (0.79) 3.05 (0.79) 2.30 (0.71) 2.47 (0.76)
40–49 2.61 (0.10) 3.60 (0.77) 1.97 (0.59) 2.27 (0.59)
50 and above 2.26 (1.01) 3.60 (0.89) 1.79 (0.58) 2.25 (0.96)
Sig3 0.000* 0.011* 0.000* 0.598
Marital status Single 3.13 (0.78) 3.15 (0.66) 3.27 (0.90) 2.78 (0.65)
Married 2.51 (0.88) 3.30 (0.84) 2.23 (0.71) 2.24 (0.68)
Sig2 0.000* 0.364 0.000* 0.008*
Education ≤Bachelors 2.71 (0.92) 3.39 (0.75) 2.47 (0.87) 2.42 (0.73)
≥Masters 2.46 (0.73) 2.74 (0.69) 1.90 (0.57) 2.42 (0.69)
Sig2 0.066 0.000* 0.041* 0.983
Tenure < 10 years 2.82 (0.90) 3.25 (0.80) 2.63 (0.89) 2.44 (0.74)
> 10 years 2.19 (0.70) 3.17 (0.41) 2.06 (0.65) 2.36 (0.33)
Sig2 0.000* 0.795 0.000* 0.714

1 Reported on a 1–5 scale with higher values corresponding to higher perception of justice

2 According to t-test

3 According to ANOVA

*Significant