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Table 5 Relationship between socio-demographics of respondents and perception of patient safety issues

From: Patient safety awareness among 309 surgeons in Enugu, Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey

Socio-demographics

Good

Poor

Test statistics

p value

n (%)

n (%)

Χ2

Gender

 Male

123 (48.2)

132 (51.8)

0.056

0.814

 Female

27 (50.0)

27 (50.0)

  

Professional status

 Consultant/specialist

28 (57.8)

19 (42.2)

  

 Resident doctor

110 (51.2)

105 (48.8)

9.951

0.007

 Intern/House officer

14 (28.6)

35 (71.4)

  

Years in practice

  ≤ 10 years

111 (45.3)

134 (54.7)

4.984

0.028

  > 10 years

39 (60.9)

25 (39.1)

  
   

95% C.I. for AOR

 

AOR

Sig

Lower

Upper

Professional status

 Consultant/specialist

3.466

0.044

1.916

6.640

 Resident doctor

2.459

0.010

1.243

4.865

 Intern/House officer

1

   

Years in practice

  ≤ 10 years

0.629

0.176

0.321

1.232

  > 10 years

1

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