Table 3 Gender Differences in Core Competencies

IPC Project Management and Leadership

14.43 ± 5.069

16.09 ± 5.249

0.0126

Architectural Environment of Medical Institutions

11.03 ± 3.475

11.74 ± 3.662

0.0898

Basic Microbiology

4.165 ± 1.432

4.354 ± 1.434

0.2138

Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance

8.396 ± 2.992

8.692 ± 2.786

0.2279

Monitoring Healthcare-Associated Infections

11.04 ± 3.518

11.31 ± 3.612

0.5303

Standard Precautions

9.209 ± 2.935

10.08 ± 3.303

0.0374

Transmission-Based Precautions

9.000 ± 2.769

9.771 ± 3.127

0.0213

Cleaning and Reprocessing of Medical Devices

6.659 ± 1.851

7.668 ± 2.445

< 0.0001

Prevention of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections

10.12 ± 3.849

11.49 ± 4.179

0.0047

Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

8.418 ± 2.813

9.777 ± 3.213

< 0.0001

Prevention of Surgical Site Infections

9.890 ± 3.650

11.45 ± 4.044

0.0003

Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia

9.923 ± 3.260

11.40 ± 3.899

0.0013

Prevention and Management of Healthcare-Associated Infection Outbreaks

4.396 ± 1.444

4.841 ± 1.595

0.0059

IPC Education and Training

5.813 ± 1.949

6.420 ± 2.395

0.0256

Quality and Patient Safety

5.989 ± 2.052

6.520 ± 2.372

0.0485

Occupational Health

6.934 ± 2.097

7.428 ± 2.355

0.0359