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Table 2.

Multivariate analysis of factors affecting clinical competency of nursing students studying in universities of Southern regional state of Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 414).

Explanatory Variable	Category	Competency NO YES		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	P-value
Substance use	Yes	27	24	1.81 (1.01, 3.27)	2.33 (0.67, 8.18)	0.185
Substance use	No	139	224	1.00	1.00	0.185
Study program	Regular	75	127	3.25 (1.78, 5.94)	1.15 (0.41, 3.23)	0.790
	Private	75	33	12.5 (6.39, 24.47)	5.58 (1.75, 17.75)	0.004^a
	Post basic	16	88	1.00	1.00
Staff-student interaction	Good	26	186	1.00	1.00	0.001^a
Staff-student interaction	Poor	140	62	16.15 (9.72, 26.84)	7.44 (3.24, 17.09)	0.001^a
Clinical learning environment	Conducive	22	167	1.00	1.00	0.001^a
Clinical learning environment	Not conducive	144	81	13.49 (8.01, 22.73)	4.10 (1.83, 9.23)	0.001^a
Instructor quality	Good	19	169	1.00	1.00	0.202
Instructor quality	Poor	147	79	16.55 (9.57, 28.61)	1.79 (0.73, 4.38)	0.202
Assessment quality	Good	16	154	1.00	1.00	0.326
Assessment quality	Poor	150	94	15.36 (8.64, 27.32)	1.63 (0.62, 4.28)	0.326
Satisfaction	Satisfied	7	196	1.00	1.00	0.001^a
Satisfaction	Not satisfied	159	52	85.62 (37.85, 193.68)	20.66 (7.60, 56.12)	0.001^a
Attitude	Positive	38	207	1.00	1.00	0.044^a
Attitude	Negative	128	41	17.01 (10.38, 27.85)	2.49 1.03, 6.02)	0.044^a

= P-value <0.05 (significantly associated factors).