Research Article
Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practice of Nurses on Surveillance of Adverse Events following Childhood Immunization in Nairobi, Kenya
Table 5
Association between knowledge and respondents’ characteristics.
| | Variable | Good knowledge, (%) | Poor knowledge, (%) | df | χ2 | value |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | | 20–29 | 25 (55.6) | 20 (44.4) | 3 | 4.86 | 0.182 | | 30–39 | 43 (58.9) | 30 (41.1) | | 40–49 | 41 (48.8) | 43 (51.2) | | ≥50 | 30 (41.7) | 42 (58.3) | | Gender | | | | | | | Female | 114 (51.4) | 108 (48.6) | 1 | 0.181 | 0.671 | | Male | 25 (48.1) | 27 (51.9) | | Level of nursing education | | | | | | | Certificate | 49 (42.6) | 66 (57.4) | 1 | 5.23 | 0.022 | | Diploma or degree nursing education | 90 (56.6) | 69 (43.4) | | Years of experience | | | | | | | 0–9 | 34 (48.6) | 36 (51.4) | 3 | 2.17 | 0.537 | | 10–19 | 33 (45.8) | 39 (54.2) | | 20–29 | 58 (56.3) | 45 (43.7) | | ≥30 | 14 (48.3) | 15 (51.7) | | AEFI training | | | | | | | Yes | 102 (77.3) | 30 (22.7) | 1 | 71.79 | <0.0001 | | No | 37 (26.1) | 105 (73.9) |
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Data shown are frequencies of subjects and proportions (%). df: degrees of freedom. χ2: Pearson’s chi-square. Values in bold are significant values.
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