Table 4.
Predictors influencing knowledge of dysentery: univariate and multivariable regression results
| N | n (%) | OR [95% CI] |
p-value | aOR [95% CI] |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General characteristics | ||||||
| County | ||||||
| Busia | 48 | 25 (52.1) | 1.11 [0.55–2.27] | 0.767 | – | – |
| Kajiado | 83 | 41 (49.4) | 1.0 (Ref) | – | ||
| Size of facility | ||||||
| Smallera | 92 | 49 (53.3) | 1.47 [0.69–3.13] | 0.313 | – | – |
| Largerb | 39 | 17 (43.6) | 1.0 (Ref) | – | ||
| IDSR focal person at facility | ||||||
| Available | 91 | 50 (55.0) | 1.83 [0.86–3.89] | 0.117 | 1.83 [0.82–4.09] | 0.139 |
| Not available | 40 | 16 (40.0) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) | ||
| Agec | ||||||
| 35+ years old | 71 | 38 (53.5) | 1.23 [0.62–2.47] | 0.553 | – | – |
| 20–34 years old | 58 | 28 (48.3) | 1.0 (Ref) | – | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 68 | 35 (51.5) | 1.09 [0.55–2.17] | 0.796 | – | – |
| Male | 63 | 31 (49.2) | 1.0 (Ref) | – | ||
| Qualification | ||||||
| Nurse | 92 | 53 (57.6) | 2.72 [1.24–5.95] | 0.012 | 2.71 [1.20–6.12] | 0.017 |
| MD/CO/otherd | 39 | 13 (33.3) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) | ||
| Exposure to IDSR interventions | ||||||
| Training | ||||||
| Attended | 80 | 43 (53.8) | 1.41 [0.70–2.86] | 0.335 | – | – |
| Did not attend | 51 | 23 (45.1) | 1.0 (Ref) | – | ||
| Case definition poster | ||||||
| Displayed | 90 | 52 (57.8) | 2.64 [1.22–5.70] | 0.013 | 2.24 [1.01–4.98] | 0.048 |
| Not displayed | 41 | 14 (34.2) | 1.0 (Ref) | 1.0 (Ref) | ||
| Technical guidelines | ||||||
| Available | 20 | 8 (40.0) | 0.61 [0.23–1.61] | 0.316 | – | – |
| Not available | 111 | 58 (52.3) | 1.0 (Ref) | – | ||
| Supervision in past 6 months | ||||||
| Received | 97 | 48 (49.5) | 0.87 [0.40–1.90] | 0.729 | – | – |
| Not received | 34 | 18 (52.9) | 1.0 (Ref) | – | ||
aIncludes 65 dispensaries, 3 maternity homes, 18 medical clinics, and 6 nursing homes
bIncludes 29 health centers and 4 hospitals
cThe denominator excludes 2 health worker with missing age information
dOther includes: 1 Community Health Extension Worker, 1 health records officer, 1 public health officer, 1 Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission worker, and 6 laboratory technician/technologist
Abbreviations
aOR adjusted odds ratio, CO clinical officer, IDSR integrated disease surveillance and response, MD medical doctor