Table 3. Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with improvements in knowledge of syndromic management of STDs.
| Bivariate | Multivariate§ | ||||
| Factors | Percentage Increase in | ||||
| knowledge score | |||||
| from pre-course test to follow- | |||||
| (up test) | |||||
| n* | Mean (SD) | P value† | Coefficient | P value | |
| Overall change from baseline | 596 | 13.8 (16.2) | <0.001 | ||
| Age | |||||
| ≤30 | 122 | 13.5 (16.0) | Ref | ||
| 31–40 | 211 | 13.7 (15.4) | 2.1 | 0.269 | |
| 41–50 | 170 | 14.0 (15.0) | 2.7 | 0.178 | |
| >50 | 93 | 13.2 (19.9) | 3.1 | 0.189 | |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 342 | 15.2 (16.0) | 0.006 | Ref | |
| Male | 254 | 11.5 (16.2) | −3.1 | 0.022 | |
| Profession | |||||
| Midwives | 321 | 15.0 (16.1) | 0.031 | ||
| Physicians | 275 | 12.1 (16.1) | |||
| Pre-course workshop attendance | |||||
| No | 124 | 8.4 (17.9) | <0.001 | Ref | |
| Yes | 472 | 15.0 (15.4) | 5.8 | <0.001 | |
| Post-course test | |||||
| No | 203 | 13.4 (16.5) | 0.789 | ||
| Yes | 393 | 13.8 (15.9) | |||
| Course participation | |||||
| No | 18 | 4.0 (15.6) | 0.010 | ||
| Yes | 578 | 14.0 (16.1) | |||
| PREVEN members | |||||
| No | 220 | 16.0 (16.4) | 0.007 | Ref | |
| Yes | 376 | 12.3 (15.9) | −3.7 | 0.043 | |
| Self rank of Internet skills | |||||
| 1 | 7 | 9.1 (11.4) | 0.066‡ | ||
| 2 | 62 | 13.1 (19.9) | |||
| 3 | 325 | 15.3 (15.9) | |||
| 4 | 73 | 10.6 (15.7) | |||
| 5 | 129 | 11.8 (14.9) | |||
| Private practice | |||||
| No | 111 | 15.9 (15.8) | 0.101 | Ref | |
| Yes | 485 | 13.1 (16.2) | 0.232 | 0.914 | |
*Numbers may not add to total because of missing data.
†
Student's t-test in conjunction with Levene test for equal variances.
‡
One-way ANOVA, for self rank of Internet skills, 1 = lowest, 5 = highest.
§
Number of observations = 596. Factors eliminated from the model were profession, post-course test, course participation, and self rank of Internet skills.