Table 3 Summary of comparisons for nursing practice, attitude, knowledge levels and total EBP scores (%) based on different nurse demographics
Characteristics | Nursing Practice | Nursing Attitude | Knowledge level | Total EBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
 Male | 61.1 | 79.8 | 73.2 | 71.3 |
 Female | 57.4 | 78.9 | 70.8 | 68.8 |
p-value | 0.497 | 0.593 | 0.355 | 0.357 |
Clinical experience | ||||
  < 5 years | 60 | 82.2 | 71.6 | 70.5 |
 5–10 years | 55.6 | 76 | 71.7 | 68.4 |
  > 10 years | 53.7 | 64 | 64.4 | 61.6 |
p-value | 0.321 | 0.006* | 0.305 | 0.093 |
Position/Nursing administrator | ||||
 Yes | 57.8 | 75.5 | 73.5 | 68.9 |
 No | 58.2 | 79.7 | 70.9 | 69.2 |
p-value | 0.919 | 0.4 | 0.345 | 0.756 |
Specialty/Research experience | ||||
 Yes | 60.8 | 80.5 | 74.5 | 73.4 |
 No | 55.9 | 78.7 | 70.3 | 68.1 |
p-value | 0.013* | 0.97 | 0.206 | 0.035* |
Education/Qualification | ||||
 Diploma | 42.5 | 72.9 | 65.6 | 61.1 |
 Bachelors | 57.8 | 79.3 | 70.5 | 68.8 |
 Masters | 67.5 | 80.8 | 78.4 | 75.9 |
p-value | 0.005* | 0.308 | 0.02* | 0.004* |
Institution/Facility | ||||
 MCH | 54.8 | 78 | 72.2 | 68.8 |
 KCH | 58.9 | 73 | 71.4 | 68.6 |
 QECH | 59.7 | 83.2 | 71.5 | 70.5 |
 ZCH | 57 | 83.1 | 70.1 | 69 |
p-value | 0.871 | 0.016* | 0.995 | 0.583 |