Table 1 Demographic characteristics and KAP scores.

From: Knowledge, attitude, and practice of orthopedic, vascular surgery, and anesthesiology doctors regarding postoperative deep vein thrombosis prevention in surgical patients

 

N (%)

Knowledge score

Attitude score

Practice score

Mean ± SD

P

Mean ± SD

P

Mean ± SD

P

Total

294

9.94 ± 1.91

 

37.12 ± 2.94

 

23.02 ± 3.64

 

Gender

0.454

 

0.857

 

< 0.001

 Male

187 (63.61)

10.01 ± 1.98

 

37.14 ± 3.05

 

23.65 ± 3.47

 

 Female

107 (36.39)

9.83 ± 1.77

 

37.07 ± 2.74

 

21.93 ± 3.68

 

Age (years)

38.95 ± 9.34

      

Practice category

0.579

 

0.391

 

0.991

 Traditional Chinese Medicine

3 (1.02)

9.33 ± 2.08

 

35.67 ± 4.16

 

23.00 ± 4.36

 

 Western Medicine

291 (98.98)

9.95 ± 1.91

 

37.13 ± 2.93

 

23.02 ± 3.64

 

Education level

0.053

 

0.114

 

0.194

 Undergraduate and below

145 (49.32)

9.72 ± 2.04

 

36.84 ± 3.09

 

23.30 ± 3.66

 

 Master’s and above

149 (50.68)

10.15 ± 1.75

 

37.38 ± 2.76

 

22.75 ± 3.60

 

Professional title

0.225

 

0.462

 

0.011

 No title

19 (6.46)

9.68 ± 2.73

 

36.42 ± 3.76

 

22.74 ± 3.84

 

 Junior

71 (24.15)

9.59 ± 1.74

 

36.80 ± 2.95

 

22.18 ± 3.72

 

 Intermediate

100 (34.01)

10.00 ± 2.04

 

37.28 ± 2.87

 

22.73 ± 3.84

 

 Associate senior/ senior

104 (35.37)

10.17 ± 1.69

 

37.30 ± 2.82

 

23.93 ± 3.17

 

Grade of hospitals

0.969

 

0.538

 

0.859

 Public Tertiary Hospital

250 (85.03)

9.94 ± 1.88

 

37.16 ± 2.94

 

23.01 ± 3.69

 

 Non-Public Tertiary Hospital

44 (14.97)

9.93 ± 2.06

 

36.86 ± 2.92

 

23.11 ± 3.38

 

Department

0.002

 

0.259

 

< 0.001

 Orthopedics

82 (27.89)

10.32 ± 1.83

 

37.46 ± 3.27

 

24.94 ± 3.06

 

 Vascular Surgery

26 (8.84)

10.81 ± 1.60

 

37.69 ± 2.46

 

25.23 ± 2.12

 

 Anesthesiology

146 (49.66)

9.57 ± 1.96

 

36.79 ± 2.87

 

21.49 ± 3.59

 

 Other

40 (13.61)

9.97 ± 1.78

 

37.23 ± 2.66

 

23.28 ± 3.05

 

Working experience

0.297

 

0.725

 

0.006

 < 5 years

77 (26.19)

9.81 ± 2.15

 

37.00 ± 2.86

 

22.39 ± 3.70

 

 5 ~ 10 years

58 (19.73)

9.62 ± 1.72

 

36.81 ± 2.87

 

22.24 ± 3.79

 

 10 ~ 20 years

87 (29.59)

10.18 ± 1.73

 

37.23 ± 2.98

 

23.15 ± 3.51

 

 > 20 years

72 (24.49)

10.06 ± 1.97

 

37.35 ± 3.05

 

24.18 ± 3.34

 

Teaching hospital

0.107

 

0.256

 

0.329

 Yes

263 (89.46)

10.00 ± 1.84

 

37.18 ± 2.80

 

23.10 ± 3.56

 

 No

31 (10.54)

9.42 ± 2.36

 

36.55 ± 3.90

 

22.42 ± 4.23

 

Experience in orthopedic surgery

0.300

 

0.772

 

0.052

 Yes

248 (84.35)

9.99 ± 1.82

 

37.14 ± 2.81

 

22.85 ± 3.69

 

 No

46 (15.65)

9.67 ± 2.33

 

37.00 ± 3.57

 

23.98 ± 3.20

 
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