Research Article
Assessment of Hand-Washing Knowledge and Practice among Nursing Undergraduates in Saudi Arabia
Table 4
Variance analysis of hand hygiene knowledge and practice scores across demographics.
| Characteristics | Knowledge score mean ± SD (Median (IQR)) | value | Practice score mean ± SD (Median (IQR)) | value |
| Gender | Male | 9.63 ± 1.48 | 0.004 | 4.62 ± 1.46 | 0.037 | 10 (2.0) | 5 (2.0) | Female | 10.09 ± 1.27 | | 5.00 ± 1.25 | 10 (1.0) | 5 (1.50) | Age group | | 0.898 | | 0.135 | 19-20 years | 9.78 ± 1.40 | | 4.64 ± 1.41 | | 10 (2.0) | 5 (2.0) | 21–25 years | 9.77 ± 1.45 | | 4.75 ± 1.43 | | 10 (2.0) | 5 (2.0) | >26 years | 9.94 ± 1.30 | | 5.38 ± 0.84 | | 10 (1.25) | 6 (1.0) | Year of study | First year | 10.12 ± 1.18 | | 4.78 ± 1.45 | 0.537 | 10 (1.0) | 5 (2.0) | Second year | 9.57 ± 1.58 | 0.130 | 4.64 ± 1.47 | 10 (2.0) | 5 (2.0) | Third year | 9.81 ± 1.32 | | 4.86 ± 1.27 | 10 (2.0) | 5 (2.0) |
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= Mann–Whitney U test Kruskal–Wallis test. |