Table 5 Relationship between socio-demographic features of the examined sample, total knowledge score, and practice compliance (N = 384)
From: Radiation safety compliance awareness among healthcare workers exposed to ionizing radiation
Socio-demographic features | Total knowledge score | Total practices compliance |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
 20–30 | 4.78 (3.14) | 6.39 (4.24) |
 >30–40 | 5.08 (3.52) | 3.09 (3.18) |
 >40–50 | 5.58 (2.48) | 3.89 (3.62) |
 >50–60 | 4.91 (3.36) | 3.36 (4.08) |
 Significance | F = 0.772 | F = 18.05 |
P = 0.51 | P = 0.000** | |
Gender | ||
 Male | 4.84 (2.77) | 5.05 (4.02) |
 Female | 4.99 (3.43) | 5.46 (4.34) |
 Significance | F = 0.202 | F = 0.845 |
P = 0.653 | P = 0.358 | |
Educational level | ||
 Basic education | 3.67 (3.68) | 6.33 (4.76) |
 Secondary | 3.29 (3.05) | 3.14 (3.06) |
 Institution | 4.63 (2.74) | 4.35 (3.99) |
 Bachelor | 4.92 (3.02) | 6.29 (4.24) |
 Master | 7.09 (3.64) | 3.48 (3.09) |
 Doctoral | 7.00 (3.83) | 2.8 (2.69) |
 Significance | F = 5.96 | F = 7.12 |
P = 0.000** | P = 0.000** | |
Specialty | ||
 Cardiologists | 9.00 (2.00) | 6.75 (6.19) |
 Radiologist | 8.81 (1.72) | 6.00 (2.61) |
 Orthopedics | 5.25 (3.37) | 3.13 (2.03) |
 Urologists | 5.88 (3.52) | 3.00 (4.18) |
 General Surgeons | 10.00 (0.00) | 0.33 (0.58) |
 Radiographers | 5.18 (2.33) | 5.26 (3.43) |
 Nurses | 4.52 (3.18) | 5.42 (4.42) |
 Significance | F = 8.12 | F = 1.657 |
P = 0.000** | P = 0.131 | |