Table 5.
Bivariate and Multivariate analysis of factors associated with nurses’ knowledge regarding to prevention of pressure ulcer, Gondar university Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014
| Knowledge | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good, n (%) | Poor, n (%) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Level of education | ||||
| Diploma | 39(41.9) | 54(58.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Bachelor | 96(61.9) | 59(38.1) | 2.3(1.33-3.81) | 2.4(1.39-4.15) |
| Work experience | ||||
| 1-10 | 120(52.2) | 110(47.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 11-20 | 15(83.3) | 3(16.7) | 4.6(1.29-10.26) | 4.8(1.31-10.62) |
| Training | ||||
| Yes | 18(81.8) | 4(18.2) | 4.2(1.38-9.78) | 4.1(1.29-9.92) |
| No | 117(51.8) | 109(48.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Guidelines | ||||
| Yes | 20(80.0) | 5(20.0) | 3.8(1.36-10.36) | |
| No | 115(51.6) | 108(48.4) | 1.00 | * |
*Not significant in the multivariate analysis (back ward stepwise logistic regression)