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. 2018 Jun 5;10(6):e2746. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2746

Table 2. Results of logistic regression analysis.

ME: Medication error; OR: Odds ratio by univariate logistic regression; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; AOR: Adjusted odds ratio by multiple logistic regression adjusted for gender, profession category, years of service, frequency of ME encountered in practice and perceived handling of ME by management.

Variable Univariate Multivariate
OR (95% CI) p-value AOR (95% CI) p-value
Gender        
Female 2.20 (1.35, 3.58) 0.001 1.23 (0.68, 2.23) 0.460
Male 1   1  
Profession
Pharmacist 9.11 (5.10, 16.28) <0.001 10.51 (5.34, 20.68) <0.001
Doctor 1   1  
Years of service        
Less than 10 years 0.7 (0.44, 1.11) 0.123 0.85 (0.49, 1.47) 0.306
10 years or more 1   1  
Frequency of ME encountered in practise
Frequent 3.38 (2.14, 5.33) <0.001 2.84 (1.70, 4.81) <0.001
Not frequent 1   1  
Perceived handling of ME by management
Good 1.88 (1.18, 2.99) 0.008 3.52 (1.94 6.37) <0.001
Poor 1   1