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Table 5 Mean scores (standard deviation) by socio-demographic factors for interactional 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

3.18 (0.71)

3.41 (0.55)

3.12

2.90 (0.30)

 

Federal

3.09 (0.98)

4.00 (0.00)

2.82

2.38 (1.05)

 

Sig2

0.360

0.000*

0.018*

0.030*

Gender

Male

3.31 (0.89)

3.78 (0.44)

2.13 (0.35)

2.51 (0.92)

 

Female

2.99 (0.87)

3.67 (0.50)

2.96 (0.88)

2.90 (0.57)

 

Sig2

0.001*

0.462

0.008*

0.207

Age

 

20–29

3.79 (0.59)

3.81 (0.40)

3.83 (0.68)

3.25 (0.50)

 

30–39

3.02 (0.85)

3.84 (0.37)

2.89 (0.78)

2.34 (0.75)

 

40–49

2.88 (0.88)

3.70 (0.54)

2.26 (0.45)

2.80 (0.94)

 

50 and above

2.91 (1.08)

3.40 (0.55)

2.71 (1.14)

3.00 (1.41)

 

Sig3

0.000*

0.139

0.000*

.084

Marital status

Single

3.53 (0.87)

3.82 (0.39)

3.73 (0.84)

2.50 (0.86)

 

Married

2.98 (0.86)

3.75 (0.47)

2.72 (0.77)

2.62 (0.89)

 

Sig2

0.000*

0.408

0.000*

.633

Education

≤Bachelors

3.09 (0.89)

3.71 (0.48)

2.95 (0.89)

2.44 (0.88)

 

≥Masters

3.31 (0.85)

4.00 (0.00)

2.60 (0.70)

2.84 (0.83)

 

Sig2

0.086

0.005*

0.226

0.110

Tenure

< 10 years

3.24 (0.86)

3.76 (0.45)

3.10 (0.87)

2.41 (0.77)

 

> 10 years

2.76 (0.89)

4.00 (0.00)

2.58 (0.81)

3.07 (0.10)

 

Sig2

0.000*

0.171

0.000*

0.014*

  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