Table 3.
The association between socio-demographic characteristics and attitude of Nurses towards EoLC in Amhara region Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017 (N = 331)
| Factors | Attitude | COR 95 (CI) | AOR 95 (CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fav. (no) | Unfav. (no) | ||||
| Institution | |||||
| Hospital 1 | 131 (70.8%) | 54 (29.2%) | 1.040 (0.525–2.058) | ||
| Hospital 2 | 68 (70.8%) | 28 (29.2%) | 1.041 (0.493–2.199) | ||
| Hospital 3 | 35 (70.0%) | 15 (30.0%) | 1 | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 107 (73.8%) | 38 (26.2%) | 1 | ||
| Female | 127 (68.3%) | 59 (31.7%) | 0.764 (0.472–1.238) | ||
| Age | |||||
| 23–30 | 160 (71.1%) | 65 (28.9%) | 1 | ||
| 31–40 | 63 (70.0%) | 27 (30.0%) | 0.895 (0.275–2.913) | ||
| > 40 | 11 (68.8%) | 5 (31.2%) | 0.818 (0.240–2.793) | ||
| Religion | |||||
| Orthodox | 191 (73.5%) | 69 (26.5%) | 1 | ||
| Muslim | 26 (65.0%) | 14 (35.0%) | 0.671 (0.331–1.359) | ||
| Protestant | 17 (54.8%) | 14 (45.2%) | 0.439 (0.205–0.937) | ||
| Educational status | |||||
| Diploma | 18 (40.0%) | 27 (60.0%) | 1 | ||
| BSc and above | 216 (75.5%) | 70 (24.5%) | 4.629 (2.406–8.906) | 4.41 (2.23–8.73) | 0.000* |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 150 (70.8%) | 62 (29.2%) | 1 | ||
| Married | 84 (70.6%) | 35 (29.4%) | 1.008 (0.616–1.650) | ||
| Clinical area | |||||
| OPD | 53 (66.2%) | 27 (33.8%) | 1 | ||
| Emergency | 46 (68.7%) | 21 (31.3%) | 1.116 (0.558–2.233) | ||
| Inpatient | 135 (73.4%) | 49 (26.6%) | 1.404 (0.796–2.475) | ||
| Year of experience | |||||
| ≤ 5 | 164 (71.6%) | 65 (28.4%) | 1 | ||
| 6–10 | 53 (67.1%) | 26 (32.9%) | 1.944 (1.051–3.593) | 2.19 (1.14–4.21) | 0.018* |
| > 10 | 17 (73.9%) | 6 (26.1%) | 3.399 (0.98–11.789) | 2.66 (0.72–9.83) | 0.140* |
| Experience in caring chronically ill | |||||
| Daily | 111 (72.5%) | 42 (27.5%) | 1.302 (0.753–2.251) | ||
| Once per week | 56 (71.8%) | 22 (28.2%) | 1.254 (0.657–2.391) | ||
| Once/month and less | 67 (67.0%) | 33 (33.0%) | 1 | ||
| Experience of caring for a dying family member | |||||
| No | 150 (67.0%) | 74 (33.0%) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 84 (78.5%) | 23 (21.5%) | 1.802 (1.051–3.088) | 1.72 (0.96–3.07) | 0.066 |
| EoLC training | |||||
| No | 179 (66.5%) | 90 (33.5%) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 55 (88.7%) | 7 (11.3%) | 3.951 (1.729–9.026) | 3.02 (1.28–7.13) | 0.011* |
| Monthly salary | |||||
| ≤ 5000 | 57 (55.9%) | 45 (44.1%) | 1 | ||
| > 5000 | 177 (77.3%) | 52 (22.7%) | 2.687 (1.633–4.423) | ||
Fav. favorable, Unfav. unfavorable, NB variables having a (0 ≤ 0.2) in bivariable (unadjusted) analysis included in the multivariable (adjusted) analysis
AOR, adjusted odds ratio, COR Crude Odds Ratio, BSc Bachelor in Science, OPD out patient department
*Statistically significant at p-value ≤ 0.05