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Table 7 Demographics of nursing staff who completed the knowledge/perceptions survey by randomization group

From: Results of the CHlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing implementation intervention to improve evidence-based nursing practices for prevention of central line associated bloodstream infections Study (CHanGing BathS): a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial

 

All participants

n = 325

Group A

n = 72

Group B

n = 73

Group C

n = 110

Group D

n = 69

Test value

p-value

Age

32.21 (9.52)

29.45 (6.67)a

35.03 (9.89)b

30.92 (9.17)a

34.13 (11.09)b

F = 5.50

.001

Gender: Female

279 (87.46%)

61 (88.41%)

64 (91.43%)

95 (87.96%)

58 (92.06%)

χ2 = 1.08

.78

Ethnicity: Hispanic

11 (3.45%)

3 (4.76%)

2 (3.03%)

3 (2.94%)

3 (5.08%)

 

.86

Race

      

.41

 Asian

4 (1.26%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

4 (3.96%)

0 (0%)

  

 Black

22 (6.94%)

4 (6.67%)

3 (4.62%)

9 (8.91%)

6 (10.0%)

  

 White

256 (80.76%)

55 (91.67%)

61 (93.85%)

86 (85.15%)

53 (88.33%)

  

 More than one race

5 (1.58%)

1 (1.67%)

1 (1.54%)

2 (1.98%)

1 (1.67%)

  

Years of nursing experience

7.36 (8.78)

4.99 (6.17)a

8.88 (8.91)bc

6.36 (7.83)ab

9.73 (11.28)c

F = 4.48

.004

  1. Means with different subscripts statistically significant. Fisher’s exact test conducted for Ethnicity and Race
  2. A group randomized in June, B group randomized in July, C group randomized in August, D group randomized in September