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Table 7 Criterion Validity – Attitudes

From: Assessing the reliability and validity of attitudes and confidence scales for the care of women and girls affected by female genital mutilation/cutting

 

N

Negative Attitudes

Empathetic Attitudes

Mean (SD)

p

Mean (SD)

p

PREVIOUS FGM/C EXPERIENCES

 Ever Cared for FGM/C-Affected Patient

  Yes

128

16.05 (2.53)

0.259

11.73 (2.42)

0.943

  No

163

15.69 (2.74)

 

11.75 (2.34)

 

 Received FGM/C Traininga

  Yes

101

15.75 (2.41)

0.652

11.96 (2.31)

0.262

  No

190

15.90 (2.77)

 

11.63 (2.40)

 

SCOPE OF PRACTICE

 Nursing and Mental Health Providers

  Yes

149

15.51 (2.77)

0.031*

12.19 (2.30)

0.001*

  No

141

16.18 (2.47)

 

11.30 (2.36)

 

 Women’s Health Specialtya

  Yes

86

16.00 (2.35)

0.512

11.74 (2.26)

0.915

  No

189

15.79 (2.75)

 

11.78 (2.50)

 

DEMOGRAPHIC

 Gender

  Male

37

16.62 (3.06)

0.050*

11.22 (2.03)

0.107

  Female

240

15.71 (2.55)

 

11.88 (2.37)

 

 Race

  White

194

16.12 (2.65)

0.014*

11.57 (2.48)

0.078

  Person of Color

97

15.31 (2.59)

 

12.09 (2.12)

 
  1. (n = 291)
  2. aUnequal variance
  3. *Statistically Significant < 0.05