Assessment of neonatal intensive care unit nurses’ compliance with standard precautions of infection control and identification of enabling factors

Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Table 3 Comparison of CSPS scores between participants regarding their different socio-demographic characteristics

	Age-group				p*
	< 24		≥ 24
	Mean	± SD	Mean	± SD
Use of protective devices (PPD) score	3.75	1.51	4.40	1.35	0.089
Disposal of sharps score	1.46	0.84	1.77	0.94	0.201
Disposal of wastes score	0.79	0.42	0.80	0.41	0.896
Decontamination score	2.00	1.12	2.43	0.97	0.121
Prevention of cross-infection score	4.50	1.80	4.73	1.26	0.572
Total CSPS score	12.50	4.23	14.13	3.13	0.103

	Gender				p*
	Male		Female
	Mean	± SD	Mean	± SD
Use of protective devices (PPD) score	4.00	1.28	4.14	1.57	0.71
Disposal of sharps score	1.96	0.93	1.40	0.81	0.019
Disposal of wastes score	0.87	0.34	0.74	0.44	0.227
Decontamination score	2.17	0.98	2.26	1.12	0.773
Prevention of cross-infection score	4.83	1.67	4.49	1.44	0.412
Total CSPS score	13.83	3.39	13.03	4.00	0.434

	Marital status						p**
	Single		Married		Divorced
	Mean	± SD	Mean	± SD	Mean	± SD
Use of protective devices (PPD) score	4.05	1.43	4.17	1.70	4.25	1.26	0.94
Disposal of sharps score	1.52	0.86	1.75	0.97	2.25	0.96	0.26
Disposal of wastes score	0.79	0.42	0.75	0.45	1.00	0.00	0.56
Decontamination score	2.19	1.06	2.25	1.14	2.50	1.00	0.85
Prevention of cross-infection score	4.64	1.64	4.42	1.08	5.00	1.83	0.79
Total CSPS score	13.19	3.89	13.33	3.80	15.00	2.16	0.66

	Clinical experience				p*
	< 3 Yrs		≥ 3 Yrs
	Mean	± SD	Mean	± SD
Use of protective devices (PPD) score	3.63	1.52	4.48	1.29	0.024
Disposal of sharps score	1.26	0.86	1.94	0.81	0.003
Disposal of wastes score	0.70	0.47	0.87	0.34	0.130
Decontamination score	2.00	1.18	2.42	0.92	0.134
Prevention of cross-infection score	4.33	1.69	4.87	1.36	0.185
Total CSPS score	11.93	4.15	14.58	2.92	0.006

	Qualifications						p**
	Nursing B.Sc.		Nursing Diploma		Technical Institute
	Mean	± SD	Mean	± SD	Mean	± SD
Use of protective devices (PPD) score	5.29	0.61	4.71	1.38	3.51	1.39	0.001^a
Disposal of sharps score	2.14	0.86	1.29	0.76	1.49	0.87	0.03^b
Disposal of wastes score	0.93	0.27	0.71	0.49	0.76	0.43	0.358
Decontamination score	2.79	0.43	2.86	0.38	1.89	1.17	0.005
Prevention of cross-infection score	6.07	0.62	4.29	1.11	4.14	1.51	0.001^c
Total CSPS score	17.21	0.97	13.86	3.13	11.78	3.47	0.001^d

	Attending infection control courses				p*
	No		Yes
	Mean	± SD	Mean	± SD
Use of protective devices (PPD) score	3.85	1.14	4.16	1.54	0.50
Disposal of sharps score	1.38	0.87	1.69	0.90	0.28
Disposal of wastes score	0.77	0.44	0.80	0.40	0.81
Decontamination score	2.31	1.03	2.20	1.08	0.75
Prevention of cross-infection score	5.00	1.47	4.51	1.55	0.31
Total CSPS score	13.31	3.50	13.36	3.87	0.96

CSPS Compliance with Standard Precautions Scale, PPD Personal protective devices
*Student’s t test; **ANOVA test, Bonferroni post hoc test
^aGroup 1 Vs. Group 2 nonsignificant (NS), Group 1 Vs. Group 3 significant (S) Group 2 Vs. Group 3 (S)
^bGroup 1 Vs. Group 2 (NS), Group 1 Vs. Group 3 (S) Group 2 Vs. Group 3 (S)
^cGroup 1 Vs. Group 2 (S), Group 1 Vs. Group 3 (S) Group 2 Vs. Group 3 (NS)
^dGroup 1 Vs. Group 2 (S), Group 1 Vs. Group 3 (S) Group 2 Vs. Group 3 (NS)