Table 4 Occupational Group and Hospital Management Factors Perceived by Respondents as Affecting Nurse-Doctor Working Relationship in University Teaching Hospitals in Southern Health Zone of Nigeria, 2002
Occupational Group and Hospital Management Factors | Doctors (N = 67) | Nurses (N = 158) | Multivariate p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Effect N (%) | No effect N (%) | Effect N (%) | No effect N (%) | Â |
Occupational union activities | 15 (22.7) | 51 (77.3) | 104 (67.5) | 50 (32.5) | < 0.001 |
Disregard for profession | 33 (54.1) | 28 (45.9) | 110 (77.5) | 32 (22.5) | 0.02 |
Type of professional training received | 22 (33.4) | 43 (66.2) | 72 (46.8) | 82 (53.3) | 0.14 |
Government policy | 5 (7.7) | 60 (92.3) | 115 (74.2) | 40 (25.8) | < 0.001 |
Hospital Management | 4 (6.1) | 62 (93.9) | 85 (54.5) | 71 (45.5) | < 0.001 |