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Table 3 Relationship between respondents’ characteristics and factor score of work type

From: A self-reported measurement scale on a potential component of competency in the healthcare staff engaged in the prevention and control of non-communicable disease in Fiji

 

Work management (Factor 1, 16 points)

Monitoring & evaluation (Factor 2, 16 points)

Community partnership (Factor 3, 16 points)

Community diagnosis (Factor 4, 16 points)

mean

SD

p

mean

SD

p

mean

SD

p

mean

SD

p

Sex

 Male

12.6

2.9

0.62

11.3

2.9

0.66

11.9

3.4

0.48

11.0

2.5

0.75

 Female

12.3

2.9

 

11.2

2.9

 

11.6

2.7

 

10.9

2.7

 

Age (year)

 ≤ 34

12.6

2.7

0.37

11.3

2.7

0.88

11.3

2.6

0.21

11.2

2.4

0.24

 35–44

12.0

3.1

 

11.2

3.1

 

11.9

2.8

 

10.5

3.0

 

 ≥ 45

12.2

2.4

 

10.8

3.3

 

12.5

2.9

 

11.3

2.4

 

Marital status

 Married

12.5

2.7

0.16

11.4

2.9

0.17

11.9

2.6

0.22

11.1

2.6

0.25

 Not married

11.7

3.3

 

10.5

2.7

 

11.0

3.0

 

10.4

2.7

 

Academic qualification

 Certificate college

14.3

2.1

0.13

11.0

4.8

0.07

13.5

3.3

0.07

13.0

2.9

0.007

 Diploma

12.4

2.8

 

11.4

2.8

 

11.7

2.5

 

11.0

2.6

 

 Bachelor’s degree

11.2

3.4

 

9.7

3.0

 

10.8

3.7

 

9.3

2.7

 

 Others

12.8

2.8

 

12.8

2.2

 

13.4

2.4

 

12.4

2.4

 

Ethnic background

 iTaukei

12.2

2.8

0.25

11.6

2.9

0.005

12.1

2.6

0.13

11.0

2.7

0.08

 Fijian of Indian descent

12.8

2.8

 

10.8

2.7

 

11.0

2.8

 

11.1

2.5

 

 Fijian of other descent

11.8

2.8

 

7.6

1.1

 

11.0

2.9

 

8.2

2.4

 

Religion

 Christian

12.3

2.7

0.27

11.5

2.9

0.11

12.1

2.5

0.06

11.0

2.7

0.93

 Hindu

12.4

3.0

 

10.5

2.6

 

10.8

2.9

 

10.8

2.6

 

 Others

14.0

2.9

 

9.8

3.1

 

10.2

3.4

 

11.2

2.8

 

Working place

 Health center

12.6

2.5

0.16

11.4

2.8

0.71

11.7

2.6

0.36

11.3

2.5

0.02

 Hospital

12.1

3.5

 

10.8

3.1

 

11.4

3.3

 

10.1

2.8

 

 Nursing station

10.4

3.2

 

10.8

2.7

 

10.6

2.4

 

9.7

1.8

 

 Others

12.3

3.3

 

11.2

3.5

 

12.7

3.0

 

10.5

3.2

 

Health professional qualification

 Nurse practitioner

12.1

2.7

0.22

12.7

2.7

0.48

13.4

2.2

0.31

11.7

2.1

0.51

 Registered nurse

12.2

2.9

 

11.2

2.9

 

11.6

2.7

 

11.0

2.6

 

 Dietitian

14.2

2.0

 

10.5

3.0

 

11.2

3.2

 

10.6

3.8

 

 Others

12.2

3.3

 

11.4

3.1

 

12.1

3.5

 

9.8

2.3

 

Duration of working experience under the MOHMS

 1–62 months (1 month−5 year 2 months)

12.5

2.9

0.86

11.1

2.6

0.86

11.3

2.6

0.04

11.0

2.4

0.85

 63–128 months (5 year 2 months−10 year 7 months)

12.1

3.0

 

11.2

3.0

 

10.8

2.7

 

10.8

2.6

 

 129–179 months (10 year 8 months− 15 years)

12.5

2.9

 

11.1

3.0

 

12.0

2.7

 

11.1

3.0

 

  ≥ 180 months (≥15 years)

12.2

2.8

 

11.5

3.0

 

12.5

2.7

 

10.7

2.7

 
  1. P data were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA)
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