Table 1 Demographic characteristics of nurses and the difference in the Score of disaster management competencies according to demographic characteristics (n = 277)
From: Iranian nurses’ perceptions of core competencies required for disaster risk management
Variables | Categories | n | % | Mean ± SD | Statistic test | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ≤ 30 | 60 | 21.7 | 161.5 ± 26.8 | F = 1.7 | 0.2 |
31–40 | 104 | 37.5 | 169.2 ± 29.2 | |||
≥ 40 | 113 | 40.8 | 167.9 ± 24.9 | |||
Gender | Female | 226 | 81.6 | 172.9 ± 30.5 | t=-1.7 | 0.09 |
Male | 51 | 18.4 | 165.7 ± 26.2 | |||
Educational degree | Bachelor’s degree | 223 | 80.5 | 165.5 ± 27 | t = 4.2 | 0.01* |
Master’s degree | 54 | 19.5 | 186.8 ± 23.2 | |||
Marital status | Married | 213 | 76.9 | 166.8 ± 26.7 | t = 0.03 | 0.9 |
Single | 64 | 23.1 | 167.7 ± 28.5 | |||
Employment status | permanent staff | 180 | 65 | 170.8 ± 26.8 | t = 0.27 | 0.001* |
Not on the permanent staff | 97 | 35 | 158.8 ± 25.8 | |||
Professional experience (years) | 1–5 | 55 | 20.3 | 148.7 ± 23.7 | F = 3.7 | 0.006* |
6–10 | 30 | 10.8 | 173.6 ± 28.6 | |||
11–20 | 143 | 51.6 | 166.3 ± 27.4 | |||
≥ 20 | 49 | 17.7 | 171.4 ± 23.4 | |||
Work position | clinical nurses | 120 | 43.3 | 158.84 ± 25.78 | F = 1.4 | 0.9 |
Intensive care unit nurses | 75 | 27.1 | 165.3 ± 25.9 | |||
Nurse managers | 16 | 5.8 | 176.1 ± 23.4 | |||
Emergency nurses | 66 | 23.8 | 170.6 ± 27.5 | |||
Work experience in prior disaster | Yes | 121 | 43.7 | 171.9 ± 27.7 | t = 2.7 | 0.007 |
No | 156 | 56.3 | 163.2 ± 26.1 | |||
Attending in the disaster risk management training course | Yes | 148 | 53.4 | 174 ± 26.3 | t = 4.7 | 0.001 |
No | 129 | 46.6 | 159.1 ± 25.9 |