Table 5.
Logistic regression analysis for the attitude towards safe abortion care among health care providers at the public health facilities in Bahir Dar City, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2021, (n = 413)
| Variables | Attitude toward safe abortion care | CORb (95%-CI) | AORb (95%-CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Favorable | Unfavorable | ||||
| Healthcare providers age in years | |||||
| 20–24 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25–29 | 107 | 51 | 6.06 (2.65–13.87) | 3.34 (1.03–10.85) | 0.045* |
| 30–34 | 110 | 28 | 11.35 (4.78–26.93) | 4.58 (1.33–15.83) | 0.016* |
| ≥ 35 | 64 | 18 | 10.27 (4.09–25.80) | 5.30 (1.43–19.66) | 0.013* |
| Sex of healthcare providers | |||||
| Female | 135 | 86 | 1 | 1 | |
| Male | 155 | 37 | 2.67 (1.70–4.18) | 3.20 (1.55–6.60) | 0.002* |
| Profession | |||||
| Nurse | 118 | 83 | 1 | 1 | |
| Midwives | 99 | 12 | 5.80 (2.99–11.25) | 6.47 (2.40–17.44) | 0.001* |
| Health officer | 14 | 14 | 0.70 (0.32–1.55) | 0.57 (0.17–1.99) | 0.381 |
| GP/Specialist/IESO | 59 | 14 | 2.96 (1.55–5.66) | 1.60 (0.60–4.25) | 0.345 |
| Working unit | |||||
| Outpatient department | 46 | 49 | 1 | 1 | |
| Medical ward | 37 | 17 | 2.32 (1.15–6.67) | 2.33 (0.80-.6.79) | 0.122 |
| Surgical ward | 24 | 8 | 3.20 (1.31–7.83) | 2.55 (0.60–10.79) | 0.202 |
| Pediatrics ward | 20 | 6 | 3.55 (1.31–9.62) | 3.24 (0.74–14.23) | 0.199 |
| Maternal and child health | 92 | 14 | 7.00 (3.51–13.98) | 3.28 (0.72–14.98) | 0.125 |
| Gynecology ward | 38 | 77 | 5.78 (2.35–14.24) | 3.78 (0.96–14.85) | 0.570 |
| Othersa | 33 | 22 | 1.60 (0.82–3.13) | 2.31 (0.74–7.19) | 0.150 |
| Work experience | |||||
| Less than 1 year | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1–5 years | 74 | 45 | 1.23 (0.40–3.79) | 2.04 (0.32–12.93) | 0.451 |
| 6–10 years | 149 | 55 | 2.03 (0.67–6.12) | 1.49 (0.25–8.77) | 0.662 |
| More than 10 years | 59 | 17 | 2.60 (0.79–8.54) | 1.23 (0.18–8.28) | 0.829 |
| Working facility | |||||
| Health center | 19 | 23 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hospital | 271 | 100 | 3.28 (1.71–6.28) | 4.77 (1.53–14.91) | 0.007* |
| Ever trained on safe abortion | |||||
| No | 136 | 104 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yes | 154 | 19 | 6.20 (3.61–10.64) | 5.09 (2.29–11.32) | 0.001* |
| Practiced abortion procedure | |||||
| No | 169 | 99 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yes | 121 | 24 | 2.95 (1.79–4.89) | 2.52 (1.13–5.60) | 0.042* |
| Awareness of revised law | |||||
| Poor awareness | 42 | 70 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good awareness | 248 | 53 | 7.80 (4.81–12.66) | 6.44 (3.15–13.17) | 0.001* |
| Need further legalization of abortion law | |||||
| No | 87 | 96 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yes | 203 | 27 | 8.30 (5.05–13.62) | 11.78 (5.72–24.26) | 0.001* |
| Knowledge of abortion | |||||
| Poor knowledge | 19 | 40 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good knowledge | 271 | 83 | 6.87 (3.78–12.51) | 7.35 (3.23–16.71) | 0.001* |
*Significant at a P-value of < 0.05, aNeonatal intensive care unit, Emergency, Operation room, and Recovery unit
bCOR Crude Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval