Table 1 Demographic characteristic and KAP scores

Total scores

685

4.32 ± 1.27

-

56.76 ± 5.72

-

32.22 ± 8.42

-

Gender ^*

0.300

0.869

0.002

 Male

82 (11.97)

4.45 ± 1.29

56.66 ± 5.94

34.94 ± 8.03

 Female

603 (88.03)

4.30 ± 1.26

56.77 ± 5.69

31.85 ± 8.41

Age

36.10 ± 8.18

-

-

-

-

-

-

Type of hospital ^#

0.042

0.041

0.114

 Primary Hospital

34 (4.96)

4.09 ± 1.31

55.91 ± 5.12

33.74 ± 7.02

 Secondary Hospital

219 (31.97)

4.17 ± 1.28

56.05 ± 5.34

31.31 ± 7.77

 Tertiary Hospital

432 (63.07)

4.41 ± 1.25

57.18 ± 5.91

32.56 ± 8.80

Highest Education ^#

<0.001

0.069

0.238

 Junior college

122 (17.81)

3.89 ± 1.32

55.75 ± 6.58

33.32 ± 9.00

 Bachelor

548 (80.00)

4.39 ± 1.23

56.94 ± 5.52

31.94 ± 8.27

 Master and above

15 (2.19)

5.13 ± 1.13

58.27 ± 4.59

33.20 ± 8.72

Occupation ^#

<0.001

0.012

0.872

 Doctor

134 (19.56)

4.75 ± 1.06

57.70 ± 4.87

32.49 ± 7.66

 Nurses

541 (78.98)

4.22 ± 1.29

56.60 ± 5.89

32.17 ± 8.63

 Community hospital staff

10 (1.46)

3.80 ± 1.55

52.80 ± 4.52

31.30 ± 6.53

Working year

12.83 ± 8.17

-

-

-

-

-

-

Professional title ^#

0.004

0.027

0.023

 Junior

291 (42.48)

4.14 ± 1.34

56.21 ± 6.28

33.34 ± 8.58

 Intermediate

285 (41.61)

4.38 ± 1.21

56.78 ± 5.08

31.22 ± 8.50

 Associate senior

81 (11.82)

4.56 ± 1.16

58.09 ± 5.52

31.86 ± 7.56

 Senior

28 (4.09)

4.79 ± 1.00

58.32 ± 5.61

31.61 ± 7.11

Department ^#

0.154

0.309

0.009

 Internal medicine

270 (39.42)

4.48 ± 1.18

57.28 ± 5.63

32.85 ± 7.99

 Surgery

144 (21.02)

4.17 ± 1.32

56.71 ± 5.53

32.17 ± 8.82

 Gynecologic

46 (6.72)

4.33 ± 1.08

56.52 ± 5.45

31.76 ± 7.58

 Pediatrics

38 (5.55)

4.21 ± 1.40

56.34 ± 6.84

27.26 ± 8.24

 Others (emergency department, intensive care medicine, nutrition, rehabilitation medicine, etc.), information department or equipment department

156 (22.77)

4.20 ± 1.32

55.95 ± 5.97

32.33 ± 9.03

 Department of medical technology

31 (4.53)

4.29 ± 1.51

57.32 ± 4.82

33.1 ± 6.67

Experience in diabetic management ^*

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

 Yes

544 (79.42)

4.44 ± 1.20

57.28 ± 5.45

32.81 ± 8.17

 No

141 (20.58)

3.84 ± 1.41

54.74 ± 6.28

29.93 ± 8.99

Previous training on outpatient diabetes platform ^*

0.285

<0.001

<0.001

 Yes

315 (45.99)

4.37 ± 1.18

57.89 ± 5.09

35.17 ± 7.84

 No

370 (54.01)

4.27 ± 1.34

55.79 ± 6.04

29.70 ± 8.08