Table 4.

Comparison of knowledge levels and practice of blood transfusion across educational qualification of nurses

Educational qualification	n	Practices (score out of 12), mean±SD	P	Knowledge (score out of 8), mean±SD	P
GNM	118	6.36±1.43	0.069	4.55±1.11	0.147
B.Sc.	106	5.93±1.35		4.82±1.21
M.Sc.	5	6.00±1.23		4.20±1.10
Total	229	6.16±1.40		4.67±1.16

n: Number of respondents; SD: Standard deviation; GNM: General Nursing and Midwifery (diploma course); B.Sc.: Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing (graduate degree); M.Sc.: Master of Sciences in Nursing (postgraduate degree)