Table 3.
factors associated with adequate knowledge of computer among health workers at Addis Ababa administrative hospitals Ethiopia, June 2010
|
Predictor variable |
Knowledge |
COR (95% CI) |
AOR (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adequate | Inadequate | |||
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
49 |
26 |
2.02(1.02, 3.81) |
1.51(0.66, 3.43) |
| Female |
42 |
45 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Age |
|
|
|
|
| ≤ 25 |
27 |
11 |
3.66(1.59, 8.35) |
2.30(0.69, 7.70) |
| 26 – 29 |
31 |
11 |
4.19(1.85, 9.48) |
2.81(0.99, 7.97) |
| ≥ 30 |
33 |
49 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
| Never married |
50 |
18 |
3.59(1.83, 7.06) |
3.05(1.11, 8.39)* |
| Ever married |
41 |
53 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Monthly income |
|
|
|
|
| Low |
50 |
18 |
0.11(0.05, 0.22) |
0.26(0.11, 0.65)* |
| High |
41 |
53 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Job satisfaction |
|
|
|
|
| Very satisfied |
17 |
7 |
2.80(1.01, 7.81) |
1.98(0.59, 6.67) |
| Satisfied |
48 |
34 |
1.63(0.82, 3.23) |
2.67(1.12, 6.37)* |
| Unsatisfied |
26 |
30 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Field of study |
|
|
|
|
| MD & HO |
22 |
2 |
5.92(1.07, 32.90) |
3.24(0.20, 51.41) |
| Nurses |
30 |
50 |
0.32(0.12, 0.90) |
0.52(0.15, 1.80) |
| Laboratory & pharmacy |
26 |
12 |
1.17(0.37, 3.67) |
0.89(0.23, 3.40) |
| Others |
13 |
7 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
| Greater than degree |
20 |
2 |
9.72(2.19, 43.16) |
0.75(0.05, 11.19) |
| Degree and diploma |
71 |
69 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Computer training |
|
|
|
|
| Trained |
56 |
22 |
3.56(1.85, 6.87) |
2.81(1.22, 6.43)* |
| Not |
35 |
49 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
Owned computer |
|
|
|
|
| Owned |
41 |
6 |
8.88(3.50, 22.58) |
6.35(2.00, 20.18)* |
| Not | 50 | 65 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
MD Medical doctor, HO Health officer and others refers to environmental health, dentistry, radiography and physiotherapy.
* Indicates significant at p <0.05.