Variable | Intervention hospital (N=100) n (%) | Control hospital (N=100) n (%) | P-value |
Age Mean (SD) | 33.52 (9.5) | 31.62 (8.4) | 0.136† |
Men | 70 (70) | 73 (73) | 0.638 |
Marital status | |||
Single | 35 (35) | 41 (41) | 0.327* |
Married | 63 (63) | 59 (59) | |
Separated/divorced | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | |
Current position | |||
Doctor | 5 (5) | 5 (5) | 0.999 |
Nurse | 30 (30) | 30 (30) | |
Paramedic | 27 (27) | 28 (28) | |
Support staff | 31 (31) | 31 (31) | |
Administration | 7 (7) | 6 (6) | |
Years of work experience in the health sector Mean (SD) | 7.56 (8.26) | 8.20 (8.05) | 0.579† |
Years of work experience in casualty/emergency Mean (SD) | 4.16 (4.73) | 3.32 (3.71) | 0.168† |
*Fisher exact where cell count is <5.
†Independent sample t-test.