Table 2.

Multivariate logistic regression of factors associated with knowledge about surgical site infection prevention activities among nurses working in Gondar and Debre Markos Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015 (n = 423).

Variables	Knowledgeable		OR (95% CI)
	Yes	No	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Sex
Male	123 (51.5%)	116 (48.5%)	2.92 (1.93, 4.42)	3.22 (2.09, 4.95)
Female	49 (26.6%)	135 (73.4%)	1	1
Age
≥30 years	43 (51.8%)	40 (48.2%)	1.76 (1.09, 2.85)	∗
<30 years	129 (37.9%)	211 (62.1%)	1
Service years
More than 5 years	58 (52.7%)	52 (47.3%)	1.95 (1.25, 3.02)	1.81 (1.12, 2.94)
Five years or less	114 (36.4%)	199 (63.6%)	1	1
Ever took IP training
Yes	95 (50.5%)	93 (49.5%)	2.10 (1.41, 3.11)	1.95 (1.27, 2.99)
No	77 (32.8%)	158 (67.2%)	1	1

^∗Not significant.