Table 1 Demographic characteristics and knowledge, attitude, and practice dimensions.

From: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward training of vascular access in chronic hemodialysis patients among nephrology fellows in Southwest China

N = 210

n (%)

Knowledge

Attitude

Practice

Median [25%,75%] or mean (± SD)

P

Median [25%,75%] or mean (± SD)

P

Median [25%,75%] or mean (± SD)

P

Total Score

210 (100.0)

19.00 [17.00, 20.00]

 

36.00 [35.00, 37.00]

 

46.00 [38.00, 60.00]

 

Gender

  

0.067

 

0.009

 

< 0.001

Male

96 (45.7)

19.00 [18.00, 20.00]

 

37.00 [35.00, 38.00]

 

53.00 [42.00, 70.25]

 

Female

114 (54.3)

18.00 [17.00, 20.00]

 

36.00 [34.25, 37.00]

 

43.00 [37.00, 51.00]

 

Age

  

< 0.001

 

0.086

 

< 0.001

18–35 years

51 (24.3)

18.00 [15.50, 19.00]

 

35.00 [34.00, 38.00]

 

40.00 [35.00, 45.50]

 

36–40 years

79 (37.6)

19.00 [18.00, 20.00]

 

37.00 [36.00, 37.00]

 

50.00 [41.50, 64.00]

 

Over 40 years

80 (38.1)

19.00 [17.00, 20.00]

 

36.00 [35.00, 37.00]

 

46.00 [39.75, 63.25]

 

Education level

  

0.203

 

0.116

 

0.142

Bachelor’s degree or below

168 (80.0)

18.50 [17.00, 20.00]

 

36.00 [35.00, 37.00]

 

45.00 [37.00, 59.25]

 

Master’s degree or above

42 (20.0)

19.00 [18.00, 20.00]

 

37.00 [35.00, 38.00]

 

49.50 [41.25, 62.25]

 

Professional title

  

0.003

 

0.097

 

< 0.001

Junior

24 (11.4)

18.00 [15.00, 19.00]

 

35.00 [34.00, 36.25]

 

37.00 [34.25, 43.00]

 

Intermediate

112 (53.3)

18.00 [17.00, 20.00]

 

37.00 [35.00, 37.00]

 

45.00 [38.00, 60.00]

 

Associate senior or above

74 (35.2)

19.00 [18.00, 20.00]

 

36.00 [35.00, 37.00]

 

50.00 [41.25, 64.00]

 

Professional background

  

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

Nephrology

199 (94.8)

19.00 [17.00, 20.00]

 

37.00 [35.00, 37.00]

 

46.00 [39.50, 61.00]

 

Other

11 (5.2)

11.00 [9.00, 14.00]

 

33.00 [31.50, 34.00]

 

32.00 [29.00, 35.50]

 

Working experience in nephrology

  

< 0.001

 

0.001

 

< 0.001

Less than 5 years

61 (29.0)

17.00 [15.00, 19.00]

 

35.00 [33.00, 37.00]

 

41.00 [34.00, 45.00]

 

6–10 years

65 (31.0)

19.00 [18.00, 20.00]

 

37.00 [36.00, 37.00]

 

45.00 [38.00, 60.00]

 

Over 11 years

84 (40.0)

19.00 [18.00, 20.00]

 

37.00 [35.00, 38.00]

 

54.00 [45.00, 68.00]

 

Duration of training in nephrology

  

0.039

 

0.066

 

< 0.001

Less than 6 months

47 (22.4)

18.00 [16.50, 20.00]

 

36.00 [34.00, 37.00]

 

45.00 [36.50, 51.00]

 

6 months to 1 year

102 (48.6)

18.00 [17.00, 19.00]

 

36.00 [35.00, 37.00]

 

44.00 [37.00, 55.75]

 

Over 1 year

61 (29.0)

19.00 [18.00, 20.00]

 

37.00 [36.00, 38.00]

 

57.00 [42.00, 72.00]

 

Hospital level

  

0.496

 

0.204

 

0.018

Public primary/secondary

39 (18.6)

18.00 [15.50, 20.00]

 

36.00 [34.00, 37.00]

 

41.00 [36.00, 48.50]

 

Public tertiary

121 (57.6)

19.00 [17.00, 20.00]

 

36.00 [35.00, 38.00]

 

49.00 [41.00, 62.00]

 

Specialized hospital

9 (4.3)

19.00 [17.00, 20.00]

 

37.00 [36.00, 37.00]

 

43.00 [37.00, 71.00]

 

Private medical institution

41 (19.5)

18.00 [18.00, 20.00]

 

37.00 [35.00, 37.00]

 

44.00 [38.00, 62.00]

 

Experience in performing or leading a vascular access-related surgery or procedure

  

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

Yes

119 (56.7)

19.00 [18.00, 20.00]

 

37.00 [36.00, 38.00]

 

57.00 [45.00, 70.50]

 

No

91 (43.3)

18.00 [16.00, 19.00]

 

36.00 [34.00, 37.00]

 

39.00 [33.00, 44.00]

 
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