Self-rated familiarity with autism spectrum disorders among practicing nurses: a cross-sectional study in the palestinian nursing practice

Table 3 Differences in familiarity scores among the nurses

			Familiarity score (%)
Variable	n	%	Mean	SD	p-value	Pearson’s r	p-value
Age (years)
< 29	205	57.4	33.4	17.1	0.042	0.11	0.042
≥ 29	152	42.6	37.6	20.0	0.042	0.11	0.042
Gender
Male	141	39.5	37.7	18.1	0.120	−0.08	0.120
Female	216	60.5	34.5	19.4	0.120	−0.08	0.120
Practice setting
Hospital	346	96.9	36.0	18.9	0.212	−0.07	0.212
Others (nursing homes, home care, etc)	11	3.1	28.8	18.3	0.212	−0.07	0.212
Length of practical experience as a nurse (years)
< 7	207	58.0	32.6	17.5	0.006	0.15	0.006
≥ 7	150	42.0	38.2	19.6	0.006	0.15	0.006
Academic degree in nursing
Bachelor of Science degree in nursing	298	83.5	34.6	18.4	0.007	0.14	0.007
Master of Science or other postgraduate degree in nursing	59	16.5	41.9	20.4	0.007	0.14	0.007
Place of residence
Countryside	242	67.8	35.3	19.8	0.475	0.04	0.475
Urban area	115	32.2	36.8	17.0	0.475	0.04	0.475
Had course(s) on ASDs during nursing degree program
No	162	45.4	33.8	20.4	0.064	0.10	0.064
Yes	195	54.6	37.5	17.5	0.064	0.10	0.064
Had continuing educational course/program on ASDs
No	293	82.1	33.9	18.8	0.000	0.21	< 0.001
Yes	64	17.9	44.5	17.2	0.000	0.21	< 0.001

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