Table 3. The relationship between practice and characteristics of nurses (n = 167)

Characteristic Nurses’ practice p value PR 95% CI
Good n (%) Poor n (%)
Gender
 Female 92 (77.3) 27 (22.7) 0.794 0.98 (0.82 – 1.16)
 Male 38 (79.2) 10 (20.8) 1
Age group
 22 – 25 years 14 (77.8) 4 (22.2) 1
 26 – 35 years 84 (74.3) 29 (25.7) 0.743 0.96 (0.73 – 1.25)
 36 – 45 years 32 (88.9) 4 (11.1) 0.338 1.14 (0.87 – 1.50)
Marital status
 Single 56 (77.8) 16 (22.2) 1
 Married 73 (77.7) 21 (22.3) 0.986 1.00 (0.70 – 1.44)
 Divorced 1 (100) 0 (0) 1.000 1.29 (0.03 – 7.46)
Level of education
 Intermediate 71 (76.3) 22 (23.7) 1
 College 12 (54.6) 10 (45.4) 0.099 0.71 (0.48 - 1.06)
 University and Postgraduate 47 (90.4) 5 (9.6) 0.022* 1.18 (1.02 – 1.37)*
Years of nursing experience
 5 years and less 44 (75.9) 14 (24.1) 1
 6 – 10 years 44 (69.8) 19 (30.2) 0.458 0.92 (0.74 – 1.15)
 More than 10 years 42 (91.3) 4 (8.7) 0.034* 1.20 (1.01 – 1.43)*
Years of working in the cardiology department
 5 years and less 61 (72.6) 23 (27.4) 1
 6 – 10 years 30 (73.2) 11 (26.8) 0.948 1.00 (0.80 – 1.27)
 More than 10 years 39 (92.9) 3 (7.1) 0.002* 1.28 (1.09 – 1.49)*
Faculty employment
 Internal Cardiology
 Interventional Cardiology - 49 (70.0) 21 (30,0) 1
 Intravascular Intervention 67 (94.4) 4 (5.6) <0.001* 1.35 (1.14 – 1.59)*
 ICU/CCU 14 (53.9) 12 (46.1) 0.186 0.77 (0.52 – 1.13)
Knowledge
 Good n (%) 54(90.0) 6 (10.0) 0.005* 1.27 (1.09 – 1.47)*
 Poor n (%) 76 (71.0) 31 (29.0) 1
Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05
Abbreviations: ICU/CCU: Intensive care unit/ Coronary care unit; PR: prevalence ratio; CI: confidence interval
Cut-off point ≥80%: good total knowledge and practice
Cut-off point <80%: poor total knowledge and practice