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Nurses’ knowledge, perceptions, and behaviors regarding antineoplastic drugs: the mediating role of protective knowledge† Cover

Nurses’ knowledge, perceptions, and behaviors regarding antineoplastic drugs: the mediating role of protective knowledge†

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Figure 1

Association matrix of protective training for AD exposure, protective knowledge, using warning labels and using protective masks.
Association matrix of protective training for AD exposure, protective knowledge, using warning labels and using protective masks.

Figure 2

Mediation effect of protective knowledge on the association of protective training regarding AD exposure with warning label use.Note: The proportion of mediation = 23.4%.
Mediation effect of protective knowledge on the association of protective training regarding AD exposure with warning label use.Note: The proportion of mediation = 23.4%.

Figure 3

Mediation effect of protective knowledge on the association of protective training regarding AD exposure with protective mask use.Note: The proportion of mediation =27.2%.
Mediation effect of protective knowledge on the association of protective training regarding AD exposure with protective mask use.Note: The proportion of mediation =27.2%.

Association between protective training regarding AD exposure, protective knowledge, and use of warning labels_

ItemsProtective knowledge (M, β, 95% CI)Warning label use (Y, OR, 95% CI)

Model 1X→MModel 2X→YModel 3X+M→Y
Protective training (X)
  NoReferenceReferenceReference
  Yes0.361 (0.173, 0.550)***4.270 (1.424, 12.806)**3.762 (1.242, 11.396)*
Protective knowledge (M) 1.751 (1.019, 3.010)*

General characteristics of the participants_

CharacteristicsNumber of participants, n (%)Using warning labelsUsing protective masks


Yes, n (%)No, n (%)χ2/tPSingle-layer surgical mask, n (%)Double-layer surgical mask, n (%)N95, n (%)3M, n (%)χ2/FP
Age (years, Mean (SD))30.19 (6.24)32.35 (7.27)29.87 (6.02)2.36a0.01930.19 (5.79)30.63 (6.43)29.92 (6.62)28.92 (6.63)0.37b0.775
BMI (kg/m2) 0.01c0.996 0.30d0.583
  <18.562 (20.3)8 (20.0)54 (20.4) 23 (20.2)19 (20.1)15 (16.9)5 (41.7)
  18.5–23.9206 (67.5)27 (67.5)179 (67.5) 82 (71.9)58 (64.4)60 (67.4)6 (50.0)
  ≥2437 (12.1)5 (12.5)32 (12.1) 9 (7.9)13 (14.4)14 (15.7)1 (8.3)
Length of service (years) 4.73c0.094 1.00d0.317
  <3.81100 (32.8)8 (20.0)92 (34.7) 36 (31.6)24 (26.7)34 (38.2)6 (0.5)
  3.81–10.27101 (33.1)13 (32.5)88 (33.2) 38 (33.3)36 (40.0)24 (27.0)3 (0.25)
  >10.27104 (34.1)19 (47.5)85 (32.1) 40 (35.1)30 (33.3)31 (34.8)3 (0.25)
Married 3.91c0.048 1.15d0.284
  No155 (50.8)14 (35.0)141 (53.2) 56 (49.1)42 (46.7)50 (56.2)7 (58.3)
  Yes150 (49.2)26 (65.0)124 (46.8) 58 (50.9)48 (53.3)39 (43.8)5 (41.7)
Education (Years) 2.37c0.124 3.61d0.057
  <1680 (26.2)6 (15.0)74 (27.9) 22 (19.3)26 (28.9)29 (32.6)3 (25.0)
  ≥16225 (73.8)34 (85.0)191 (72.1) 92 (80.7)64 (71.1)60 (67.4)9 (75.0)
Department 18.91c<0.001 0.60d0.439
  Gynaecology61 (33.1)17 (42.5)84 (31.7) 32 (28.1)34 (37.8)34 (38.2)1 (8.3)
  Oncology143 (20.0)16 (40.0)45 (17.0) 20 (17.5)21 (23.3)18 (20.2)2 (16.7)
  Other101 (46.9)7 (17.5)136 (51.3) 62 (54.4)35 (38.9)37 (41.6)9 (75.0

Association between protective training regarding AD exposure, protective knowledge, and using protective masks_

ItemsProtective knowledge (M, β, 95% CI)Protective mask use (Y, OR, 95% CI)

Model 1X→MModel 2X→YModel 3X+M→Y
Protective training (X)
  NoReferenceReferenceReference
  Yes0.361 (0.173, 0.550)***2.087 (1.314, 3.317)**1.836 (1.145, 2.944)*
Protective knowledge (M) 1.545 (1.165, 2.047)*
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 155 - 163
Submitted on: Dec 14, 2021
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Accepted on: Feb 24, 2022
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Published on: Aug 3, 2022
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2022 Ning Liu, Hong Lu, Xiao-Qing Yi, Yang Yang, Xiao-Hong Huang, published by Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
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