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Table 2 Differences between the study groups related to the participants’ socio-demographic data

From: Implementation of an educational module on nosocomial infection control measures: a randomised hospital-based trial

Variables

Intervention1

(n = 180)

Intervention2

(n = 180)

Waitlist group

(n = 180)

χ2

P-value

 

Mean ranks

Mean ranks

Mean ranks

  

Age

255.92

274.12

281.46

2.576

0.28

 

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

  

Gender

 Male

87

48.3

100

55.6

93

51.7

1.88

0.39

 Female

93

51.7

80

44.4

87

48.3

Previous in-service training

 Yes

43

23.9

44

24.4

49

27.2

0.609

0.74

 No

137

76.1

136

75.6

131

72.8

Date of last training course attended

  ≤ 1 year

25

55.6

25

56.8

21

44.7

1.644

0.44

  > 1 year

20

44.4

19

43.2

26

55.3

Previous working experiences

 Yes

139

77.2

135

75.0

130

72.2

1.199

0.55

 No

41

22.8

45

25.0

50

27.8

Years of working experiences

  < 5

80

44.4

76

42.2

66

36.7

2.387

0.30

  ≥ 5

100

55.6

104

57.8

114

63.3

  1. * χ2 is significant at ≤0.05 level