Table 6b: Influence of sociodemographic variables on turnover intention.

Variables

N

Mean (SD)

t-test

P = value

Sex

Male

Female

 

12

309

 

16.75 (6.74)

18.60 (6.12)

 

-1.025

 

0.306

Marital Status

Single

Married

 

45

276

 

18.00 (6.05)

18.62 (6.16)

 

2.58

 

0.531

Religion

Christian

Islam

 

285

36

 

17.94 (5.20)

23.25 (4.94)

 

-5.077

 

0.000

Ethnicity

Yoruba

Hausa

Igbo

 

255

9

45

 

18.66 (6.20)

19.33 (5.29)

18.00 (6.10)

 

 

0.287

 

 

0.751

Educational Level

Non degree

Degree

Masters

 

96

195

30

 

19.00 (5.8)

18.81 (6.32)

15.20 (1.14)

 

 

5.026

 

 

0.007

Cadre

Nursing Officer II

Nursing Officer I

Senior Nursing Officer

Assistance Chief Nursing

Chief Nursing Officer

Assistant Director

 

93

99

27

6

81

15

 

21.00 (5.45)

18.45 (5.62)

20.33 (3.69)

16.50 (8.22)

16.41 (6.89)

12.80 (4.00)

 

9.201

 

0.000

Ward

Medical

Surgical

Pediatrics

Accident and emergency

Intensive care unit

Antenatal Clinic

Labour

Theater

Neurological unit

Infectious disease unit

 

84

57

48

21

27

9

42

6

18

9

 

17.14 (6.30)

18.84 (6.13)

17.25 (5.72)

16.71 (4.30)

19.44 (2.45)

13.33 (6.50)

22.50 (5.30)

19.00 (7.67)

22.83 (4.94)

15.66 (9.73)

 

 

5.47

 

 

0.000