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Table 4 Association between the sociodemographic characteristics and attitude level among psychiatric nurses

From: Stigmatizing attitudes and predictors of empathy toward mentally ill patients among psychiatric and mental health nurses

 

Least stigmatizing

(n = 86)

Most stigmatizing

(n = 36)

Chi-square / Fisher’s exact test

n

%

n

%

X2

P

Age (Years)

< 20

9

10.5

8

22.2

  

20–30

20

23.3

7

19.4

  

30–40

57

66.3

21

58.3

2.935

0.231

Gender

Male

21

24.4

14

38.9

  

Female

65

75.6

22

61.1

2.597

0.107

Monthly Income

< 5000

14

16.3

5

13.9

  

5000–10,000

58

67.4

20

55.6

  

10,000–15,000

10

11.6

7

19.4

  

15,000–20,000

4

4.7

4

11.1

3.382

0.336

Residence

Urban

44

51.2

24

66.7

  

Rural

42

48.8

12

33.3

2.473

0.116

Marital Status

Married

60

69.8

26

72.2

  

Single

26

30.2

10

27.8

0.074

0.786

Educational Level

Master’s degree (psychiatric nursing)

0

0.0

16

44.4

  

Doctorate in psychiatric nursing

0

0.0

10

27.8

  

Diploma

37

43.0

10

27.8

  

Bachelor’s

49

57.0

0

0.0

84.154

< 0.001**

Working hours

6–8

13

15.1

7

19.4

  

8–10

38

44.2

16

44.4

  

10–12

21

24.4

9

25.0

  

More than 12

14

16.3

4

11.1

0.753

0.861

Experience years

< 5

11

12.8

21

58.3

  

5–10

38

44.2

15

41.7

  

10–15

29

33.7

0

0.0

  

> 15

8

9.3

0

0.0

35.593

< 0.001**