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Table 2 Demographic associations of knowledge score

From: A cross-sectional study of knowledge, attitudes, barriers and practices of cervical cancer screening among nurses in selected hospitals in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Demographic characteristics

Knowledge

 

Good

Poor

p-value

Nursing category; n (%)

 Professional nurses

16

(88.9)

61

(60.4)

0.020

 Enrolled nurses

2

(11.1)

40

(39.6)

Age, years; n (%)

 ≤ 35

3

(16.7)

30

(29.7)

0.239

 36–45

6

(33.3)

29

(28.7)

 46–55

6

(33.3)

37

(36.6)

 56–62

3

(16.7)

5

(5.0)

Hospital; n (%)

 St Elizabeth

1

(5.6)

18

(17.8)

0.004*

 St Barnabas

1

(5.6)

25

(24.8)

 St Patricks

2

(11.1)

22

(21.8)

 Madzikane kaZulu

3

(16.7)

18

(17.8)

 NMAH

11

(61.1)

18

(17.8)

 Practice duration, years; median (p25 – p75)

10

(6–15)

5

(6–11)

0.017

Department; n (%)

 Gynaecology and Obstetrics

3

(16.7)

12

(11.8)

< 0.0001*

 Oncology

5

(27.8)

1

(1.0)

 OPD#

5

(27.8)

23

(22.8)

 Paediatrics ward

1

(5.6)

11

(10.9)

 Other~

4

(22.2)

54

(53.5)

  1. *Fisher’s exact test was used
  2. #Outpatient department; ^Other = divorced, separated and widowed
  3. ~Other = Emergency Unit, Infectious diseases unit, Surgical ward, Medical ward and High care ward; p25 = 25th percentile, p75 = 75th percentile; NMAH = Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital