Assessing Evidence-Based Practice in Operating Room Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Southwest of Iran

Table 2

The average score of evidence-based practice based on demographic variables.

Variable		Mean ± SD	value
Gender	Male	172.24 ± 14.10	0.740
	Female	173.05 ± 15.13
Marital status	Single	173.02 ± 14.25	0.039
	Married	164.61 ± 19.72
Prior familiarity with EBP	Yes	179.84 ± 15.02	0.002
	No	170.68 ± 14.10
Interest in the field of study	Positive	174.28 ± 13.64	0.001
	Negative	161.68 ± 18.64
Research experience	Yes	179.54 ± 15.34	0.001
	No	169.94 ± 13.63
Willingness to participate in Master’s entrance exam	Yes	176.76 ± 13.27	0.019
	No	168.22 ± 15.06