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. 2013 Mar 20;6:106. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-106

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.