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Table 4 Relationship among Knowledge, Attitudes and Sociodemographic Characteristics

From: Nursing assistants’ knowledge, attitudes and training needs regarding urinary incontinence in nursing homes: a mixed-methods study

Characteristics

Knowledge

Attitudes

Mean (SD)

T/F

p

Mean/SD

T/F

p

Overall score

14.00(4.18)

  

35.51(3.18)

  

Sex

 Male

13.87(4.34)

−0.212

0.832

35.25(2.29)

53.362

0.468

 Female

14.02(4.17)

35.53(3.25)

Educational level

 Primary school

14.74(3.71)

11.061

<0.001*

35.49(3.89)

7.073

0.001*

 Junior high school

13.51(4.21)

35.28(2.76)

 High school

16.01(3.90)

36.95(4.05)

Years of work

  < 1

11.34(4.06)

52.957

<0.001*

35.55(3.06)

2.185

0.089

 1-2

13.62(3.57)

35.14(2.74)

 3-5

14.33(3.00)

35.23(3.40)

  > 5

16.86(3.74)

36.05(3.48)

Have you experienced UI yourself

 Yes

14.63(4.21)

1.406

0.160

35.31(2.67)

−0.590

0.556

 No

13.90(4.17)

35.55(3.27)

The frequency of receiving training on UI before this survey

 Often

14.27(4.13)

1.817

0.143

35.61(3.43)

3.498

0.015*

 Sometimes

14.05(4.47)

35.81(3.34)

 Hardly ever

13.73(3.85)

35.04(2.77)

 None

17.50(2.88)

38.16(3.81)

Would you like to know more about UI?

 Yes

14.24(4.02)

5.048

<0.001*

35.61(3.20)

36.548

0.002*

 No

10.42(4.99)

34.00(2.54)

  1. *p < 0.05
  2. UI urinary incontinence