Table 3.
Factors associated with concept of defence medicine among Sudanese doctors working in obstetrics and gynaecology, 2015, using univariate and multivariate analyses
| Variable | Univariate analyses | Multivariate analyses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95 % CI | P-value | OR | 95 % CI | P-value | |
| Duration of work ≥ 5 year | 0.9 | 0.9–1.0 | 0.017 | 0.9 | 0.9–1.0 | 0.154 |
| Qualification, consultant | 1.9 | 1.1–3.1 | 0.009 | 1.6 | 0.9–2.8 | 0.081 |
| Place of work, teaching hospital | 0.6 | 1.0–2.0 | 0.409 | 0.4 | 1.0–1.6 | 0.217 |
| Area of blame culture | 1.3 | 0.5–2.8 | 0.509 | 1.4 | 0.6–3.3 | 0.372 |
Abbreviations: OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval