Research Article
Malaysian Nurses’ Knowledge of Radiation Protection: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 5
Background factors correlated with guidelines of safe ionizing radiation use knowledge area (N = 395).
| Independent variable | Outcome variable | Lower knowledge | Higher knowledge | Probability () | n | % | n | % |
| Age (years) | 18–27 (ref.) | | | | | | 28–37 | 47 | 11.9 | 57 | 14.4 | <0.01 | 38–47 | 52 | 13.2 | 36 | 9.1 | 0.04 | 48–57 | 26 | 6.6 | 22 | 5.6 | 0.03 |
| Gender | Male (ref.) | | | | | | Female | 142 | 35.9 | 218 | 55.2 | 0.78 |
| Work experience in years | 0–4 (ref.) | | | | | | 5–9 | 27 | 6.8 | 29 | 7.3 | 0.20 | 10–14 | 21 | 5.3 | 36 | 9.1 | 0.13 | 15–20 | 33 | 8.4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0.53 | Over 20 | 45 | 11.4 | 34 | 8.6 | 0.11 |
| Education | Diploma (ref.) | | | | | | Bachelor’s degree | 23 | 5.8 | 37 | 9.4 | 0.26 | Master’s degree | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.49 |
| Working unit | Operating theatre (ref.) | | | | | | Radiology department | 1 | 0.3 | 19 | 4.8 | 0.26 | First-aid clinic | 89 | 22.5 | 97 | 24.6 | 0.27 | Medical ward | 38 | 9.6 | 81 | 20.5 | 0.60 |
| Medical radiation education | No (ref.) | | | | | | Yes | 29 | 7.3 | 240 | 60.8 | <0.01 |
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