Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practice of Nurses on Surveillance of Adverse Events following Childhood Immunization in Nairobi, Kenya

Table 6

Association between perception of nurses and their characteristics.

Variable	Good perception,   (%)	Poor perception,   (%)	df	χ^2	value
Age (years)
20–29	16 (35.6)	29 (64.4)	3	11.25	0.010
30–39	47 (64.4)	26 (35.6)
40–49	40 (47.6)	44 (52.4)
≥50	31 (43.1)	41 (56.9)
Gender
Female	108 (46.8)	114 (51.4)	1	0.031	0.861
Male	26 (50.0)	26 (50.0)
Level of nursing education
Certificate	41 (35.7)	74 (64.3)	1	13.93	<0.0001
Diploma or degree nursing education	93 (58.5)	66 (41.5)
Years of experience
0–9	27 (38.6)	43 (61.4)	3	6.33	0.097
10–19	36 (50.0)	36 (50.0)
20–29	52 (50.5)	51 (49.5)
≥30	19 (65.5)	10 (34.5)
AEFI training
Yes	81 (61.4)	51 (38.6)	1	15.82	<0.0001
No	53 (37.3)	89 (62.7)

Data shown are frequencies of subjects and proportions (%). df: degrees of freedom.  χ²: Pearson’s chi-square. Values in bold are significant values.