Research Article
Malaysian Nurses’ Knowledge of Radiation Protection: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Background factors correlated with radiation protection and safety knowledge area (N = 395).
| Independent variable | Outcome variable | Lower knowledge | Higher knowledge | Probability () | n | % | n | % |
| Age (years) | 18–27 (ref.) | | | | | | 28–37 | 40 | 10.1 | 64 | 16.2 | 0.75 | 38–47 | 44 | 11.1 | 44 | 11.1 | 0.51 | 48–57 | 22 | 5.6 | 26 | 6.6 | 0.44 |
| Gender | Male (ref.) | | | | | | Female | 125 | 31.6 | 235 | 59.5 | 0.94 |
| Work experience in years | 0–4 (ref.) | | | | | | 5–9 | 25 | 6.3 | 31 | 7.8 | 0.71 | 10–14 | 17 | 4.3 | 40 | 10.1 | 0.75 | 15–20 | 25 | 6.3 | 27 | 6.8 | 0.69 | Over 20 | 42 | 10.6 | 37 | 9.4 | 0.44 |
| Education | Diploma (ref.) | | | | | | Bachelor’s degree | 20 | 5.1 | 40 | 10.1 | 0.04 | Master’s degree | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.99 |
| Working unit | Operating theatre (ref.) | | | | | | Radiology department | 1 | 0.3 | 19 | 4.8 | 0.46 | First-aid clinic | 79 | 20.0 | 107 | 27.1 | 0.49 | Medical ward | 35 | 8.9 | 84 | 21.3 | 0.21 |
| Medical radiation education | No (ref.) | | | | | | Yes | 11 | 2.8 | 258 | 65.3 | <0.01 |
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