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Table 4 HCP score for Knowledge about Influenza vaccination

From: An assessment of healthcare professionals’ knowledge about and attitude towards influenza vaccination in Freetown Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Mean ± SD

p-value

Profession

 Physicians

5.8 ± 1.51

0.64 a

 Pharmacist

5.7 ± 1.65

 Pharmacy technicians

5.2 ± 1.31

 Nurse

5.7 ± 1.34

 Nutritionist

5.2 ± 1.21

 Laboratory Technicians

5.7 ± 1.25

 Physiotherapist

5.6 ± 1.35

 Laboratory specialist

5.7 ± 1.35

 *Community health officer

Experience

 1–2 years

5.4 ± 1.30

0.001 a

 3–5 years

5.6 ± 1.40

 6–10 years

6.1 ± 1.25

  > 10 years

5.9 ± 1.27

Gender

 Male

5.5 ± 1.30

0.089 b

Female

5.7 ± 1.14

  1. *Only one community officer participated in the study, therefore, it was not possible to calculate the mean score and SD
  2. a One-way ANOVA test
  3. b Independent sample t-test