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Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents and their associations with total APSQ-scores

From: Treating patients in a safe environment: a cross-sectional study of patient safety attitudes among doctors in the Gaza Strip, Palestine

Variable

Number (%) (n = 150)

Total APSQ score

Mean (±SD)

p-value

Gender

 Males

109 (72.7%)

108.2 (±9.4)

0.031

 Females

41 (27.3%)

104.3 (±8.0)

Age

 Mean

36.6 (±9.7)

  

  ≤ 30 years

57 (38.0%)

103.1 ± (9.0)

0.003

  > 30 years

93 (62.0%)

109.2 ± (9.7)

Years of experience

 Mean

9.4 (±8.0)

 

0.005

  ≤ 5 years

67 (44.7%)

105.4 (±9.3)

 6–10

22 (14.7%)

106.1 (±11.2)

 11–15

24 (16.0%)

108.1 (±8.2)

  > 15 years

37 (24.6%)

110.3 (±8.9)

Patient safety training received previously

 Yes

57 (38.0%)

107.4 (±9.4)

0.793

 No

93 (62.0%)

107.0 (±9.1)

Professional grade

 Consultant

31 (20.7%)

109.4 (±8.2)

0.043

 Specialist

44 (29.3%)

109.0 (±9.0)

 Trainee/resident

54 (39.0%)

106.9 (±8.4)

 Intern

21 (14.0%)

103.0 (±9.4)

Hospital

 Hospital 1

49 (32.7%)

106.4 (±9.2)

0.231

 Hospital 2

80 (53.3%)

107.6 (±9.3)

 Hospital 3

8 (5.3%)

102.2 (±9.0)

 Hospital 4

13 (8.7%)

103.2 (±9.3)

Department

 Medical

35 (23.2%)

106.7 (±8.2)

0.587

 Surgical

43 (28.7%)

107.7 (±9.7)

 Pediatrics

40 (26.7%)

105.9 (±9.8)

 Obstetrics and gynecology

7 (4.7%)

106.6 (±9.1)

 Others

25 (16.7%)

109.0 (±8.9)