Table 2 Characteristics of infection preventionists in the study
Total (n = 657) | Tertiary care (n = 415) | Secondary care (n = 242) | P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 0.04b | |||
20–30 | 59 (9.0) | 39 (9.4) | 20 (8.3) | |
31–40 | 189 (28.8) | 131 (31.6) | 58 (24.0) | |
41–50 | 256(39.0) | 145 (34.9) | 111 (45.9) | |
> 50 | 153 (23.3) | 100 (24.1) | 53 (21.9) | |
Gender | < 0.001b | |||
Male | 65 (9.9) | 55 (13.3) | 10 (4.1) | |
Female | 592 (90.1) | 360 (86.7) | 232 (95.9) | |
Education level | < 0.001b | |||
Junior college and below | 72 (11.0) | 38 (15.7) | 34 (14.0) | |
Undergraduate | 523 (79.6) | 316 (76.1) | 207 (85.5) | |
Postgraduate and above | 62 (9.4) | 61 (25.2) | 1 (0.4) | |
Background | < 0.001b | |||
Nursing | 478 (72.8) | 261 (62.9) | 217 (89.7) | |
Public health | 59 (9.0) | 54 (13.0) | 5 (2.1) | |
Internal medicine | 85 (12.9) | 73 (17.6) | 12 (5.0) | |
Laboratory medicine | 19 (2.9) | 13 (3.1) | 6 (2.5) | |
Other | 16 (2.4) | 14 (3.4) | 2 (0.8) | |
Number of infection preventionists/100 beds | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.464c |