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Table 3 Comparison of diabetes-related knowledge scores of nurses by demographic characteristics

From: Levels and predictors of nurses’ knowledge about diabetes care and management: disparity between perceived and actual knowledge

Variable

Perceived knowledge score

Actual knowledge score

Mean ± SD

P-value

Mean ± SD

P-value

Gender

     
 

Male

45.4 ± 6.3

0.001

18.6 ± 8.2

< 0.001

Female

51.2 ± 6.9

31.1 ± 7.7

Age (years)

     
 

≤ 30

46.7 ± 6.9

0.128

22.1 ± 9.8

0.002

> 30

49.6 ± 7.1

26.3 ± 10.1

Citizenship

     
 

Saudi

39.9 ± 10.3

< 0.001

17.8 ± 8.2

< 0.001

Filipino

40.9 ± 13.3

30.9 ± 7.6

Indian

31.3 ± 11.0

24.6 ± 6.8

Type of facility

     
 

Hospital

38.0 ± 12.3

0.166

23.7 ± 9.9

0.030

PHC centre

40.4 ± 10.4

20.7 ± 7.3

Level of qualification

     
 

Diploma

29.5 ± 7.6

< 0.001

19.0 ± 9.4

0.009

Bachelor’s

38.5 ± 10.9

23.6 ± 9.1

Master’s

47.2 ± 16.1

25.2 ± 11.8

Length of experience (years)

    
 

< 5

46.0 ± 6.8

0.004

21.7 ± 9.9

0.021

5–10

48.4 ± 6.3

23.1 ± 9.3

11–15

48.6 ± 7.2

24.5 ± 9.7

≥ 16

55.1 ± 7.5

27.4 ± 8.2

  1. SD, standard deviation
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