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Table 3 Nurses’ experience of respect

From: The effects of workplace respect and violence on nurses’ job satisfaction in Ghana: a cross-sectional survey

I receive respect I deserve from

Patients

Relatives of patients

Colleagues

Supervisors

Doctors

Other staff

Females

 Mean

N

 SD

3.51

467

1.07

3.32

467

1.12

3.96

467

.86

3.85

467

.89

3.73

467

.90

3.90

467

.80

Males

 Mean

N

 SD

3.80

122

.99

3.64

122

1.00

4.09

122

.85

3.96

122

.87

3.70

121

.100

3.98

122

.87

Northern Region:

 Mean

N

 SD

3.72

86

.98

3.58

86

.100

4.06

86

.74

4.03

86

.77

3.63

86

1.00

3.91

86

1.01

Volta Region:

 Mean

N

 SD

3.61

51

1.15

3.49

51

1.16

3.76

51

.97

3.71

51

1.04

3.86

50

1.03

3.88

51

.86

Ashanti Region:

 Mean

N

 SD

3.72

75

1.01

3.68

75

1.02

4.13

75

.88

3.88

75

.96

3.71

75

1.05

3.92

75

.93

Eastern Region:

 Mean

N

 SD

3.60

130

.96

3.43

130

.95

4.05

130

.70

3.94

130

.72

3.68

130

.74

3.95

130

.70

Greater Accra:

 Mean

N

 SD

3.45

247

1.20

3.19

247

1.12

3.94

247

.93

3.81

247

.94

3.75

247

.91

3.92

247

.82

Junior Nurses:

 Mean

N

 SD

3.46

438

1.08

3.32

438

1.11

3.97

438

.89

3.83

438

.89

3.67

437

.91

3.88

438

.83

Senior Nurses:

 Mean

N

 SD

3.85

141

.95

3.56

141

1.08

4.06

141

.77

4.01

141

.83

3.87

141

.93

4.04

141

.76

Total Sample:

 Mean

N

 SD

3.57

589

1.06

3.39

589

1.10

3.99

589

.86

3.87

589

.89

3.72

589

.92

3.92

589

.89

  1. Source: Field survey 2013–2014
  2. Other staff laboratory technicians and other allied health professionals