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Table 1 Single-factor analysis of possible factors associated with defects in packaging

From: Factors associated with deficiencies in packaging of surgical instrument by staff at a single center in China

Clinical information

Inefficient group

(n = 103)

Efficient group (n = 4897)

χ2/t

P value

Age

 ≤30a years old

35 (33.98)b

1562 (31.90)

0.201c

0.654

 >30 years old

68 (66.02)

3335 (68.10)

Length of service

 ≤3 years

78 (75.73)

1398 (28.55)

107.928

0.000

 >3 years

25 (24.27)

3499 (71.45)

Gender

 Male

27 (26.21)

1331 (27.18)

0.048

0.827

 Female

76 (73.79)

3566 (72.82)

Educational background

 Two or three years’ higher education diploma

67 (65.05)

1511 (30.86)

54.604

0.000

 Undergraduate and above

36 (34.95)

3386 (69.14)

Time period of packaging

 Morning

44 (42.72)

2579 (52.66)

4.002

0.045

 Afternoon

59 (57.28)

2318 (47.34)

Number of staff dealing with packaging

 ≤2

65 (63.11)

2501 (51.07)

5.848

0.016

 >2

38 (36.89)

2396 (48.93)

Instrument structure

 Complex

54 (52.43)

1172 (23.93)

44.254

0.000

 Simple

49 (47.57)

3725 (76.07)

Instrument weight

 Heavy

22 (21.36)

962 (19.64)

0.188

0.665

 Light

81 (78.64)

3935 (80.36)

Wrapping perfection rate (%)

84.06±2.65d

98.48±1.71

96.476e

0.000

Wrapping cleaning compliance rate (%)

84.57±3.27

98.01±1.42

103.312

0.000

Instrument cleaning compliance rate (%)

86.03±2.83

99.34±1.67

99.685

0.000

  1. aMedian age is 30 years
  2. bn (%)
  3. cChi-square test
  4. d‾x±s
  5. et-test