Table 2 Comparison of demographic and professional information of the two study groups

Gender

Female

38(90.5)

23(59)

χ² = 10.79

0.001*

male

4(9.5)

16(41)

Professional experience (year)

1–5

2(4.8)

3(7.7)

χ² = 7.58

0.10

6–10

4(9.5)

9(23.1)

11–20

30(71.4)

19(48.7)

> 20

6(14.3)

5(12.8)

Education level

Bachelor’s degree

32(76.2)

33(84.6)

χ² = 2.57

0.27

Master’s degree

10(23.8)

5(12.8)

PhD degree

0

1(2.6)

Marital status

Married

37(88.1)

32(82.1)

χ² = 0.65

0.72

single

4(9.5)

6(15.4)

other

1(2.4)

1(2.6)

Ward

ICU

11(26.2)

9(23.1)

χ² = 9.92

0.12

Emergency

11(26.2)

15(38.5)

Surgery

6(14.3)

4(10.3)

Operating room

5(11.9)

1(2.6)

Supervisors & Manager of nurse

0

1(2.6)

Pediatric

0

4(10.3)

Other

9(21.4)

5(12.8)

history attending in disaster risk management trainings

Yes

26(61.9)

24(61.5)

χ² = 0.001

0.97

No

16(38.1)

15(38.5)

Position

Nurse

39(92.9)

30(76.9)

χ² = 5.07

0.16

Head nurse

1(2.4)

4(10.3)

Supervisors

2(4.8)

3(7.7)

Others

0

2(5.1)

Employment status

Committed

0

3(7.7)

χ² = 3.89

0.14

Temporary-to-permanent

13(31)

14(35.9)

Contract recruiters

29(69)

22(56.4)

Awareness of nurses’ roles before the disaster

Yes

37(88.1)

33(84.6)

χ² = 0.2

0.64

No

5(11.9)

6(15.4)

Awareness of nurses’ roles during the disaster

Yes

39(92.9)

32(82.1)

χ² = 2.18

0.14

No

3(7.1)

7(17.9)

Awareness of nurses’ roles after the disaster

Yes

41(97.6)

39(100)

χ² = 0.94

0.33

No

1(2.4)

0

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Test

p-value

Age

39.45 ± 6.53

36.69 ± 7.99

t = 1.7

0.09