Table 6.
Results of multivariate analysis (adjustment of the generalized linear Poisson model).
| Variables | Initial model |
Final model |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | EP(β) | Exp(β) | 95% CI | p | β | EP(β) | Exp(β) | 95% CI | p | ||
| Group | A | 0.37 | 0.06 | 1.44 | 1.27–1.64 | <0.001 | 0.37 | 0.06 | 1.45 | 1.28–1.64 | <0.001 |
| B | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Education | Degree | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Specialization | 0.08 | 0.08 | 1.09 | 0.94–1.26 | 0.280 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 1.12 | 0.96–1.29 | 0.143 | |
| Master's degree | 0.15 | 0.11 | 1.16 | 0.94–1.44 | 0.179 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 1.22 | 1.00–1.50 | 0.056 | |
| Doctorate degree | 0.20 | 0.14 | 1.22 | 0.92–1.61 | 0.161 | 0.29 | 0.13 | 1.34 | 1.03–1.74 | 0.029 | |
| Number of years working in healthcare | None | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Up to 4 years | 0.16 | 0.12 | 1.17 | 0.93–1.48 | 0.173 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| From 5 to 8 years | 0.13 | 0.12 | 1.14 | 0.90–1.45 | 0.280 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 9 years or more | 0.21 | 0.12 | 1.24 | 0.99–1.56 | 0.068 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Type of health service | Primary healthcare | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other | 0.08 | 0.07 | 1.08 | 0.94–1.24 | 0.259 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Previous experience assisting patients with sickle cell disease | No | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Yes | 0.07 | 0.08 | 1.07 | 0.92–1.25 | 0.390 | – | – | – | – | – | |
95% CI: 95% confidence interval.