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Table 4 Association between participant characteristics and overall APSQ scores

From: Patient safety culture among nurses working in Palestinian governmental hospital: a pathway to a new policy

Variable

Total APSQ score

SD

P value

Sex

  

0.006

 Male

105.60

10.5

 

 Female

108.27

10.1

 

Age

  

0.155

  ≤ 30 years

107.89

9.49

 

  > 30 years

106.48

10.87

 

Education level

  

0.38

 Diploma (2 years)

108.12

8.50

 

 Bachelor’s degree

106.51

10.61

 

 Graduate studies

107.47

10.76

 

Department

  

>  0.001

 Medical

104.95

9.30

 

 Surgical

105.98

10.37

 

 Obstetrics & gynecology

110.64

9,54

 

 Pediatrics

106.48

12.44

 

 Others

108.61

9,48

 

Years of experience

  

0.121

  ≤ 5 years

107.05

10.03

 

 6–10 years

107.25

9.36

 

 11–15 years

104.92

10.16

 

  > 15 years

108.26

11.17

 

Received training related to safety culture

  

0.703

 Yes

107.37

9.36

 

 No

106.96

10.51

 

Hospital (n = 424)

  

<  0.001

 Hospital 1

108.15

9.34

 

 Hospital 2

107.49

10.77

 

 Hospital 3

103.21

10.45

 

 Hospital 4

110.31

7.74