Table 3.
Bi-variate and Multi-variate analysis of factors associated with readiness of health professionals for EMR in northwest Ethiopia, 2013
| Variables | Category | Readiness | Crude OR (95%CI) | Adjusted OR (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ready | Not ready | ||||
| Gender | Male | 226(59.9%) | 151(40.1%) | 1.86(1.33,2.59) | 1.87(1.26,2.78) |
| Female | 102(44.5%) | 127(55.5%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Computer literate | Yes | 232(65.2%) | 124(34.8%) | 3.00(2.156,4.19) | 1.64(1.99,2.68) |
| No | 96(38.4%) | 154(61.6%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Computer skill | Yes | 276(62%) | 169(38%) | 3.42(2.34,5.02) | 2.55(1.62,3.76) |
| No | 52(32.3%) | 109(67.7%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Presence of Computer in workplace | Yes | 281(59.4%) | 192(40.6%) | 2.68(1.79,3.99) | 1.78(1.15,2.77) |
| No | 47(35.3%) | 86(64.7%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Presence of Computer at home | Yes | 141(69.1%) | 63(30.9%) | 2.57(1.80, 9.67) | 1.71(1.15,2.54) |
| No | 187(46.5%) | 215(53.5%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Willingness to implementation of EMR | Yes | 302(61.3%) | 191(38.7%) | 5.67(3.48,9.23) | 2.63(1.45,4.78) |
| No | 26(23%) | 87(77%) | 1 | 1 | |
| EME Knowledge | Yes | 279(64.6%) | 153(35.4%) | 4.65(3.17,6.83) | 2.12(,1.32,3.56) |
| No | 49(28.2%) | 125(71.8%) | 1 | 1 | |
| EMR Attitude | Yes | 167(50.5%) | 164(49.5%) | 2.79(1.94, 4.02) | 1.56(1.03,2.49) |
| No | 161(58.5%) | 114(41.5%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Presence of organizational problems | Yes | 236(57.8%) | 172(42.2%) | 1.97(1.39, 2.76 ) | |
| No | 92(46.5%) | 106(53.5%) | 1 | ||
| Presence of technical problems | Yes | 214(63.5%) | 123(36.55) | 0.42(0.30,0.59 ) | 0. 32(0.12,0.42) |
| No | 114(42.4%) | 155(57.6%) | 1 | 1 | |
| Presence of financial problems | Yes | 275(56.6%) | 211(43.4%) | 1.65 (1.10, 2.46) | |
| No | 53(44.2%) | 67(55.8%) | 1 | ||
| IT experience | Yes | 191(61%) | 122(39%) | 1.78(1.29, 2.46) | 1.69(1.12, 2.34) |
| No | 137(46.8%) | 156(53.2%) | 1 | 1 | |