Table 1 Comparison of qualitative demographic characteristics in control and intervention groups
variable | grouping | Intervention group | Control group | statistic | p-value (a) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||||
gender | Male | 50.0))17 | 18 (46.2) | 0.10 | 0.816 |
Female | 17 (50.0) | 21 (53.8) | |||
Marital status | Single | 82.4)) 28 | 31 (79.5) | 0.89 | 0.640 |
married Others | 6 (17.6) 0 (0.0) | 7 (17.9) 1 (1.4) | |||
Living in Kerman? | Yes | 19 (55.9) | 22 (56.4) | 0.002 | 0.575 |
No | 15 (44.1) | 17 (43.6) | |||
year of entering University | 2015 2016 2017 | 1 (2.9) 5 (14.7) 28 (82.4) | 0 (0.0) 3 (7.7) 36 (92.3) | 2.16 | 0.338 |
residence status | Dormitory With family alone | 17 (50.0) 16 (47.1) 1 (2.9) | 23 (58.9) 15 (38.5) 1 (2.6) | 0.59 | 0.744 |
completed Practical nursing course | Yes No | 2 (5.9) 32 (94.1) | 3 (7.7) 38 (92.3) | 0.09 | 0.566 |
level of interest in nursing | Very little Little Moderate Much Very much | 3 (8.8) 4 (11.8) 9 (26.5) 9 (26.5) 9 (26.5) | 0.0 (0.0) 4 (10.3) 17 (43.6) 11 (28.2) 7 (17.9) | 5.59 | 0.231 |
Knowing scenario method | No Somewhat Yes | 21 (61.8) 7 (20.6) 6 (17.6) | 24 (61.5) 13 (33.3) 2 (5.1) | 3.67 | 0.159 |