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Table 4 Mean scores (standard deviation) by socio-demographic factors for procedural 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)

Ownership

State

2.84 (0.78)

3.10 (0.37)

2.86 (0.89)

2.24 (0.70)

 

Federal

2.70 (0.94)

3.34 (0.48)

2.43 (0.96)

2.53 (0.93)

 

Sig.2

0.162

0.006*

0.002*

0.222

Gender

Male

2.93

3.25

1.63 (0.74)

2.47 (0.87

 

Female

2.63

3.22

2.63 (0.95)

2.20 (0.79)

 

Sig.2

0.002*

0.862

0.004*

0.377

Age

 

20–29

3.18 (0.46)

3.37 (0.49)

3.11 (032)

2.50 (0.58)

 

30–39

2.75 (0.96)

3.28 (0.45)

2.73 (1.04)

2.13 (0.75)

 

40–49

2.49 (0.82)

3.10 (0.40)

1.92 (0.63)

2.73 (0.88)

 

50 and above

2.43 (0.99)

3.20 (0.45)

1.86 (0.77)

3.50 (0.58)

 

Sig3

0.000*

0.146

0.000*

0.004*

Marital status

Single

3.01 (0.59)

3.32 (0.48)

3.05 (0.31)

2.33 (0.77)

 

Married

2.66 (0.95)

3.21 (0.45)

2.47 (1.03)

2.46 (0.90)

 

Sig2

0.001*

0.239

0.000*

0.612

Education

≤Bachelors

2.79 (0.88)

3.30 (0.49)

2.63 (0.94)

2.42 (0.77)

 

≥Masters

2.56 (0.90)

3.04 (0.21)

1.70 (0.95)

2.42 (1.02)

 

Sig2

0.086

0.014*

0.003*

0.986

Tenure

< 10 years

2.86 (0.84)

3.26 (0.47)

2.76 (0.94)

2.22 (0.73)

 

> 10 years

2.41 (0.94)

3.00 (0.00)

2.23 (0.91)

3.00 (0.96)

 

Sig2

0.002*

0.171

0.000*

0.002*

  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