Table 4 Lead nurses versus non-lead nurses’ attitudes regarding syndromic surveillance
Statement | All Nurses | Lead nurse vs. Not lead nurse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 133 | N = 133 | |||
Not lead nurse N = 78 | Lead nurse N = 55 | Lead nurse vs. not lead nurse | ||
Strongly agreed or agreed % (n) | Strongly agreed or agreed % (n) | Strongly agreed or agreed % (n) | p valuea | |
School syndromic surveillance data collection is important | 79.7 (106) | 80.8 (63) | 78.2 (43) | NS |
School syndromic surveillance data can aid in rapid identification of a biological event | 75.9 (101) | 75.6 (59) | 76.4 (42) | NS |
I have time to collect syndromic surveillance data | 69.9 (93) | 76.9 (60) | 60.0 (33) | < .05 |
My school has the resources needed to collect syndromic surveillance data | 58.6 (78) | 67.9 (53) | 45.5 (25) | < .01 |
I know how to collect syndromic surveillance data for my school | 51.1 (68) | 50.0 (39) | 52.7 (29) | NS |
Our local health department is interested in collecting school syndromic surveillance data | 45.1 (60) | 47.4 (37) | 41.8 (23) | NS |
My school administrators support syndromic surveillance data collection | 35.3 (47) | 35.9 (28) | 34.5 (19) | NS |
I know how to analyze syndromic surveillance data | 29.3 (39) | 24.4 (19) | 36.4 (20) | NS |