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Table 5 Factors associated with CCNs’ practice to the guideline (n = 80)

From: Adherence of critical care nurses to endotracheal suctioning guidelines: a cross-sectional study

Factors

Group

N

Mean Rank

Median (IQR)

p-value

Gendera

Male

38

45.99

13 (11–16)

0.053

Female

42

35.54

11 (10–13.25)

Education Levela

Diploma

44

36.55

12 (10–13.75)

0.090

Bachelor

36

45.33

12 (11–16)

Training on ETSa

Yes

27

49.81

14 (11–16)

0.010

No

53

35.75

12 (10–13)

Received information for ETSa

Yes

34

47.09

13 (10.75–16)

0.028

No

46

35.63

12 (10–13)

Experience in ICU (years)

<  5

41

(38.43)

12 (10–14)

0.410

≥ 5

39

42.68

n (10–15)

Age category (years)b

<  26

19

42.95

12 (10–14)

0.739

26–30

36

38.33

11.5 (10–14)

> 30

25

41.76

13 (10–14.5)

  1. aMann-Whitney test
  2. bKruskal-Wallis test was conducted at α = 0.05