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Table 3 Mean scores (standard deviation)1 by socio-demographic factors for distributive justice

From: Perceptions and predictors of organizational justice among healthcare professionals in academic hospitals in South-Eastern Nigeria

SDF

Overall (N = 360)

Doctors (n = 105)

Nurses (n = 200)

AHPs (n = 55)

Hospital ownership

State

2.61 (0.82)

3.34 (0.69)

2.29 (0.70)

2.33 (0.48)

 

Federal

2.71 (0.94)

3.19 (0.83)

2.53 (0.93)

2.47 (0.83)

 

Sig.2

0.346

0.327

0.057

0.493

Gender

Male

2.89 (0.90)

3.2 (0.78)

1.50 (0.53)

2.44 (0.73)

 

Female

2.52 (0.86)

3.56 (0.53)

2.48 (0.85)

2.30 (0.68)

 

Sig2.

0.000*

0.218

0.001*

0.567

Age

 

20–29

3.36 (0.62)

3.11 (0.64)

3.61 (0.49)

2.75 (0.50)

 

30–39

2.50 (0.79)

3.05 (0.79)

2.30 (0.71)

2.47 (0.76)

 

40–49

2.61 (0.10)

3.60 (0.77)

1.97 (0.59)

2.27 (0.59)

 

50 and above

2.26 (1.01)

3.60 (0.89)

1.79 (0.58)

2.25 (0.96)

 

Sig3

0.000*

0.011*

0.000*

0.598

Marital status

Single

3.13 (0.78)

3.15 (0.66)

3.27 (0.90)

2.78 (0.65)

 

Married

2.51 (0.88)

3.30 (0.84)

2.23 (0.71)

2.24 (0.68)

 

Sig2

0.000*

0.364

0.000*

0.008*

Education

≤Bachelors

2.71 (0.92)

3.39 (0.75)

2.47 (0.87)

2.42 (0.73)

 

≥Masters

2.46 (0.73)

2.74 (0.69)

1.90 (0.57)

2.42 (0.69)

 

Sig2

0.066

0.000*

0.041*

0.983

Tenure

< 10 years

2.82 (0.90)

3.25 (0.80)

2.63 (0.89)

2.44 (0.74)

 

> 10 years

2.19 (0.70)

3.17 (0.41)

2.06 (0.65)

2.36 (0.33)

 

Sig2

0.000*

0.795

0.000*

0.714

  1. 1 Reported on a 1–5 scale with higher values corresponding to higher perception of justice
  2. 2 According to t-test
  3. 3 According to ANOVA
  4. *Significant