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Table 2 Mean of knowledge and performance of nursing students in terms of demographic variables

From: Knowledge and performance of nursing students of Kermanshah-Iran regarding the standards of nosocomial infections control: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Knowledge

Performance

Mean ± SD

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

Gender

 Female

12.80 ± 2.85

0.131

44.16 ± 5.2

0.014

 Male

11.85 ± 2.04

41.78 ± 6.6

Educational year

 3rd

12.7 ± 2.1

0.173

44.6 ± 3.8

0.015

 4th

12.02 ± 2.9

41.6 ± 7.2

Average of previous semester

 ≤ 16

12.15 ± 2.4

2.57

42.43 ± 6.3

0.024

 ≥ 16.01

13.23 ± 3.03

45.64 ± 3.3

  1. SD standard deviation