Table 3: Comparison of socio-demographics characteristics and item total score of the NIS and its subscales (n = 618).
GA† | C‡ | OEC§ | Total NIS | |||||||
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n (%) | M ± SD | t/F/ χ2 | M ± SD | t/F/ χ2 | M ± SD | t/F/ χ2 | M ± SD | t/F/ χ2 | ||
Health care workers in near surroundings | Yes | 345 (55.8) | 15.43 ± 2.10 | 1.3 | 12.38 ± 3.01 | 1.39 | 30.68 ± 5.33 | 2.03* | 58.49 ± 8.27 | 2.20* |
No | 273 (44.2) | 15.21 ± 2.15 | 12.05 ± 2.80 | 29.84 ± 4.88 | 57.10 ± 7.31 | |||||
Nurse relative | Yes | 195 (31.6) | 15.51 ± 2.02 | 1.45 | 12.70 ± 2.97 | 2.70* | 31.54 ± 5.13 | 4.08** | 59.75 ± 7.80 | 4.07** |
No | 423 (68.4) | 15.25 ± 2.17 | 12.02 ± 2.87 | 29.74 ± 5.07 | 57.01 ± 7.78 | |||||
People who direct others nursing | Yes | 127 (20.6) | 15.28 ± 2.14 | 0.32 | 12.46 ± 3.19 | 0.89 | 31.50 ± 4.99 | 2.95** | 59.24 ± 7.58 | 2.19* |
No | 491 (79.4) | 15.34 ± 2.12 | 12.18 ± 2.85 | 30.00 ± 5.16 | 57.52 ± 7.93 | |||||
Obtaining informationa | Media | 319 (59.8) | 15.28 ± 2.11 | 1.25 | 12.13 ± 2.94 | 2.9 | 30.18 ± 4.93 | 6.80* | 57.58 ± 7.65 | 5.65 |
School | 128 (24.0) | 15.39 ± 2.16 | 12.51 ± 2.92 | 31.28 ± 4.79 | 59.19 ± 7.56 | |||||
Conference | 26 (13.9) | 15.12 ± 2.30 | 11.92 ± 3.55 | 29.15 ± 7.83 | 56.19 ± 11.67 | |||||
Knowing sufficient knowledge about nursing | Yes | 90 (14.6) | 15.23 ± 2.33 | 0.12 | 12.20 ± 3.35 | 1.15 | 30.20 ± 6.35 | 0.46 | 57.63 ± 9.77 | 0.78 |
No | 361 (58.4) | 15.34 ± 2.12 | 12.11 ± 2.77 | 30.18 ± 4.81 | 57.63 ± 7.38 | |||||
Undecided | 167 (27.0) | 15.37 ± 2.03 | 12.53 ± 2.99 | 30.63 ± 5.17 | 58.53 ± 7.82 | |||||
Willingness to choose nursing | Yes | 56 (9.1) | 15.89 ± 2.25 | 2.22 | 13.25 ± 3.14 | 4.76* | 31.50 ± 5.06 | 5.34** | 60.64 ± 7.78 | 6.72** |
No | 470 (76.1) | 15.26 ± 2.10 | 12.06 ± 2.86 | 29.93 ± 5.13 | 57.25 ± 7.85 | |||||
Undecided | 92 (14.9) | 15.34 ± 2.15 | 12.53 ± 2.96 | 31.51 ± 5.09 | 59.38 ± 7.62 |
†GA: General Appearance; ‡C: Communication; §OEC: Occupational and Educational Characteristics; aMultiple Choices; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; t: statistical t-test; F: One-Way Analysis of Variance Test; χ2: Kruskal-Wallis Test.