Surgical Healthcare Workers Knowledge and Attitude on Infection Prevention and Control: A Case of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Table 5

Chi-square analysis association between respondents’ demography and attitude towards IPC.

		IPC attitude level		Total	X^2	df	values	Phi/Cramer’s V
		Poor	Good
Sex	Male	51	51	102	3.133^a	1	0.077	0.142
	Female	19	35	54
Total		70	86	156
Marital status	Married	46	63	109	1.043^a	1	0.307	−0.082
	Single	24	23	47				0.082
Total		70	86	156				—
Age group	20–29	20	28	48	1.568	2	0.457	0.100
	30–39	40	51	91
	40–59	10	7	17
Total		70	86	156
Educational level	Lower	8	6	14	0.936^a	1	0.333	0.077
	Higher	62	80	142
Total		70	86	156
Occupation	Doctor	13	9	22	7.916^a	3	0.048	0.225
	Nurse	40	67	107
	Anesthetics’	8	4	12
	Orderly	9	6	15
Total		70	86	156

Source: field survey, 2019.