Table 3.

factors influencing completion of performance appraisals systems among GHS employees

		PP systems utilization
Variable	Categories	Yes	No	p value	COR*	p value	AOR*	P value
Age				p<0.001
	< 30 years	74(70.5%)	31(29.5%)		Ref*		Ref*
	≥ 30 years	251(93.0%)	19(7.0%)		5.53(2.96-10.36)	p<0.001	2.24(1.08-4.62)	p=0.031
Gender				p=0.056
	Female	129(82.7%)	27(17.3%)		Ref*		Ref*
	Male	196(89.5%)	23(10.5%)		1.78(0.98-3.25)	p=0.058	2.38(1.16-4.91)	p=0.018
Staff qualification				p=0.162
	Non degree	167(84.3%)	31(15.7%)		Ref*		Ref*
	Degree	158(89.3%)	19(10.7%)		1.54(0.84-2.84)	p=0.164	1.36(0.61-3.09)	p=0.446
Employment category				p<0.001
	Causal	33(66.0%)	17(34.0%)		Ref*		Ref*
	Permanent	292(89.3%)	33(10.2%)		4.56(2.29-9.06)	p<0.001	2.90(1.07-7.86)	p=0.036
Year of experience				p<0.001
	< 3 years	59(66.3%)	30(33.7%)		Ref*		Ref*
	3-7 years	134(88.7%)	17(11.3%)		4.01(2.05-7.83)	p<0.001	5.53(2.48-12.36)	p<0.001
	> 7 years	132(97.8%)	3(2.2%)		22.37(6.57-76.22)	p<0.001	20.80(5.43-79.74)	p<0.001
Category of staff				p=0.042
	Non-clinical	114(82.0%)	25(18.0%)		Ref*		Ref*
	Clinical	211(89.4%)	25(10.6%)		1.85(1.02-3.37)	p=0.044	2.19(0.94-5.08)	p=0.068
Average monthly income				p=0.246
	< GHS 2,000.00	193(85.0%)	34(15.0%)		Ref*		Ref*
	> GHS 2,000	132(89.2%)	16(10.8%)		1.45(0.77-2.74)	p=0.248	0.55(0.233-1.30)	p=0.171

^*AOR: adjusted odds ratios, COR: crude odds ratios, Ref: reference; GHS: Ghana health service; PP: performance appraisals