Table 5.
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression model among nurses working in Jimma zone public hospitals, south west Ethiopia, 2016.
| Variables | Occupational hazards |
COR [95.0% confidence interval (CI)] | AOR (95.0% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (N = 249) | No (N = 69) | ||||
| Sex | Female | 112 | 45 | 1 | |
| Male | 137 | 24 | 2.29 (1.32, 3.99) | 2.20 (1.09, 4.40)* | |
| Marital status | Ever married | 99 | 45 | 1 | |
| Single | 150 | 24 | 2.84 (1.63, 4.96) | 2.26 (1.09, 4.69)* | |
| Age category | ≥30 years | 43 | 19 | 1 | |
| ≤24 years | 86 | 20 | 1.90 (0.92, 3.93) | ||
| 25–29 years | 120 | 30 | 1.77 (0.90, 3.46) | ||
| Training on infection prevention | Yes | 46 | 40 | 1 | |
| No | 203 | 29 | 6.09 (3.42, 10.82) | 5.99 (3.14, 11.41)* | |
| Position in the hospital | Clinical staff manager | 20 | 15 | 1 | 2.20 (0.89, 5.42) |
| Clinical staff nurse | 229 | 54 | 3.18 (1.53, 6.61) | ||
| Working unit | Surgical ward | 52 | 12 | 1 | |
| Medical ward | 47 | 8 | 1.36 (0.51, 3.60) | ||
| Intensive care unit | 7 | 3 | 0.54 (0.12, 2.39) | ||
| Major operation room | 17 | 4 | 0.99 (0.28, 3.45) | ||
| Psychiatry | 7 | 3 | 0.54 (0.12, 2.39) | ||
| Pediatrics ward | 39 | 4 | 2.25 (0.67, 7.51) | ||
| Obstetrics and gynecology ward | 18 | 4 | 1.04 (0.29, 3.63) | ||
| Ophthalmology unit | 9 | 4 | 0.52 (0.14, 1.97) | ||
| Chronic illness follow-up clinic | 9 | 10 | 0.208 (0.07, 0.62) | 0.19 (0.051, 0.710)* | |
| OPD | 44 | 17 | 0.60 (0.26, 1.39) | ||
*Statistically significant.
NSIs, needle stick injuries; COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; OPD, outpatient department.