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Table 7 Dimensions of occupational protection knowledge, attitude, and practice among different categories of medical staff

From: Construction of an evaluation system for medical staff’s occupational protection ability based on knowledge, attitude, and practice theory, and a cross-sectional survey of current conditions

Item

dimensionality

Category

n

Rank

H

P

Knowledge

Basic knowledge of occupational protection

registered nurses

162

410.69

65.172

< 0.001

nursing students

187

370.13

registered physicians

70

389.57

physician students

265

268.88

Pathways related to occupational exposure

registered nurses

162

409.35

60.050

< 0.001

nursing students

187

370.46

registered physicians

70

381.29

physician students

265

271.65

Health effects of occupational exposure

registered nurses

162

409.39

55.169

< 0.001

nursing students

187

365.54

registered physicians

70

380.44

physician students

265

275.33

Basic protective measures against occupational exposure

registered nurses

162

415.01

72.920

< 0.001

nursing students

187

366.88

registered physicians

70

402.76

physician students

265

265.05

Post-occupational exposure management

registered nurses

162

412.64

63.830

< 0.001

nursing students

187

358.09

registered physicians

70

406.59

physician students

265

271.69

Attitude

Severity of occupational exposure

registered nurses

162

405.37

64.207

< 0.001

nursing students

187

369.12

registered physicians

70

403.00

physician students

265

269.30

Importance of Occupational protection

registered nurses

162

422.88

98.342

< 0.001

nursing students

187

368.97

registered physicians

70

417.45

physician students

265

254.89

Practice

Strictly follow the operation safety procedures

registered nurses

162

432.68

87.230

< 0.001

nursing students

187

360.18

registered physicians

70

394.55

physician students

265

261.14

Proper disposal of clinical waste

registered nurses

162

413.72

79.016

< 0.001

nursing students

187

364.88

registered physicians

70

415.68

physician students

265

263.84

Perform proper disinfection and isolation

registered nurses

162

421.69

82.345

< 0.001

nursing students

187

359.71

registered physicians

70

410.98

physician students

265

263.85

Proper post-exposure treatment of occupational exposures

registered nurses

162

415.98

72.845

< 0.001

nursing students

187

352.67

registered physicians

70

423.00

physician students

265

269.15