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