- The scale of compliance with standard precautions scores according to the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants.
| Characteristics | mean±SD | P-value*** |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 20-29 | 16.63±2.24 | 0.846 |
| 30-39 | 16.21±2.59 | |
| 40 and over | 16.40±2.30 | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 16.15±2.44 | 0.227 |
| Female | 16.71±2.35 | |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 16.47±2.26 | 0.731 |
| Single | 16.19±2.74 | |
| Education | ||
| Under high school | 15.96±2.50 | 0.240 |
| High school | 16.95±1.87 | |
| University and above | 16.09±2.7 | |
| Profession | ||
| Physician | 16.09±2.80 | 0.961 |
| Nurse/midwife/emergency medical technician | 16.29±2.56 | |
| Support staff/cleaning staff | 16.51±2.24 | |
| Other* | 16.33±3.05 | |
| Working unit | ||
| Internal wards | 15.67±2.32 | 0.082 |
| Surgical wards | 16.86±1.46 | |
| Internal intensive care units | 16.84±2.65 | |
| Surgical intensive care units | 17.82±1.53 | |
| Emergency unit | 15.86±2.34 | |
| Operating room | 17.13±3.52 | |
| Medical waste | 15.50±2.38 | |
| Other ** | 16.00±2.16 | |
| Worked shift | ||
| Day (08:00 am-16:00 pm) | 16.28±2.55 | 0.789 |
| Night (16:00 pm-08:00 am) | 16.80±2.07 | |
| 24 hours | 16.40±2.21 | |
| Work experiences (year) | ||
| ≤ 5 | 16.47±2.26 | 0.675 |
| 6≤10 | 16.58±2.36 | |
| >10 | 15.87±2.74 | |
↵* Patient registration (1), radiology technician (1), laboratory (1) **Emergency laboratory (1), biomedical (1), laundry (1), experimental animals laboratory (1), radiology (4), sterilization unit (2) ***: p>0.05 difference is not significant.