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Table 6 Association of HCPS’s demographics with knowledge score

From: Evaluation of healthcare professionals' understanding of fluoroquinolones' safety profile, usage, and boxed warnings in Pakistan

Variable

Mean ± SD

p-value

Gender

  

Male

17.67 ± 6.10

0.039*,a

Female

16.42 ± 4.61

Age

  

18–30 years

17.08 ± 5.67

0.828b

31–40 years

16.60 ± 4.61

41 years and above

17.67 ± 1.16

Field of education

  

Physician

24.08 ± 4.98

 < 0.001*,b

Dentist

24.38 ± 1.39

Pharmacist

15.09 ± 4.12

Nurses

15.06 ± 2.96

Level of education

  

Graduation

16.77 ± 5.43

0.003*,a

Master/specialization

17.47 ± 4.94

Working status

  

Government

17.87 ± 5.48

0.010*,a

Private

15.84 ± 4.39

Working place

  

Private hospital

16.20 ± 4.34

 < 0.001*,b

Primary care hospital

17.93 ± 6.52

Secondary care hospital

24.00 ± 7.29

Tertiary care hospital

16.82 ± 5.06

Community pharmacy

15.18 ± 4.25

Hospital pharmacy

14.30 ± 1.66

Others

21.50 ± 4.04

Experience

  

Less than 5 years

17.03 ± 5.58

0.052b

5–10 years

15.12 ± 3.14

More than 10 years

18.43 ± 5.53

  1. aIndependent t-test; bone-way ANOVA; *statistically significant p-value < 0.05
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