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Table 3.

Comparison of demographic characteristics and attitudes toward evidence-based practice (EBP) and literature findings.

Independent Variables	Category	EBP Attitude					Literature Findings
Independent Variables	Category	Mean (SD)	t	p	Mean Difference	†95% CI	Mean (SD)	t	p	Mean Difference	†95% CI
Age	<30	2.35 (0.61)	−0.47	0.64	−0.08	−0.42 to 0.26	2.14 (0.60)	0.56	0.58	0.10	0.05 to 0.25
Age	>30	2.43 (0.68)	−0.47	0.64	−0.08	−0.42 to 0.26	2.24 (0.77)	0.56	0.58	0.10	0.05 to 0.25
Highest degree	Undergraduate	2.32 (0.64)	−1.83	0.07	−0.43	−0.90 to 0.04	2.11 (0.62)	2.15	0.04 *	0.52	0.24 to 0.74
Highest degree	Graduate	2.75 (0.46)	−1.83	0.07	−0.43	−0.90 to 0.04	2.63 (0.74)	2.15	0.04 *	0.52	0.24 to 0.74
Place of training	Saudi	2.30 (0.66)	−1.65	0.10	−0.29	−0.64 to 0.06	2.06 (0.60)	2.26	0.03 *	0.41	0.27 to 0.65
Place of training	Abroad	2.59 (0.51)	−1.65	0.10	−0.29	−0.64 to 0.06	2.47 (0.72)	2.26	0.03 *	0.41	0.27 to 0.65
Membership	No	2.36 (0.73)	−0.20	0.84	−0.03	−0.29 to 0.35	1.96 (0.74)	2.31	0.02 *	0.37	0.25 to 0.69
Membership	Yes	2.39 (0.55)	−0.20	0.84	−0.03	−0.29 to 0.35	2.33 (0.54)	2.31	0.02 *	0.37	0.25 to 0.69

†95% Confidence interval of the difference; * Statistically significant if p < 0.05.