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. 2014 Mar 18;7:10.3402/gha.v7.23585. doi: 10.3402/gha.v7.23585

Table 4.

Predictors of moonlighting in the previous year

Variable Odds Ratio [95% CI] p Sig
Sex Male
Female 0.74 [0.51; 1.08] 0.117
Age group <25 years
25–34 years 1.33 [0.69; 2.54] 0.389
35–44 years 1.29 [0.64; 2.58] 0.467
45–54 years 1.13 [0.58; 2.21] 0.713
55+ years 0.61 [0.30; 1.22] 0.158
Marital status Married/living together
Single 1.13 [0.95; 1.34] 0.175
Divorced/separated 1.03 [0.80; 1.31] 0.836
Any children No
Yes 1.49 [1.18; 1.89] 0.001 ***
Province Gauteng
Eastern Cape 0.29 [0.15; 0.55] <0.001 ***
Western Cape 0.77 [0.50; 1.20] 0.240
Free State 0.85 [0.52; 1.38] 0.498
Sector Provincial government
Private sector 1.51 [1.03; 2.21] 0.037 *
Nursing agency 1.11 [0.71; 1.72] 0.655
Nursing category Professional nurse
Enrolled nurse 0.83 [0.59; 1.16] 0.262
Nursing assistant/auxiliary nurse 0.61 [0.47; 0.79] <0.001 ***
Unit of work Paediatric critical care unit
Adult critical care unit 2.13 [1.24; 3.68] 0.007 **
Theatre 0.67 [0.42; 1.06] 0.088
Emergency 0.64 [0.39; 1.07] 0.091
Maternity 0.89 [0.58; 1.38] 0.606
General wards 0.62 [0.40; 0.97] 0.035 *
Other 0.30 [0.12; 0.78] 0.013 *
Constant 0.59 [0.33; 1.08] 0.085
*

Significance: p<0.05

**

p<0.01

***

p<0.001.