Table 3.
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis for association between practice of nursing documentation with knowledge, attitude and organizational factors among nurses working in selected public hospitals of Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017
| Variables | Practice level | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor practice | Good practice | Crude (COR) | Adjusted(AOR) | |||
| N | % | N | % | |||
| Knowledge | ||||||
| Poor | 96 | 53.3 | 84 | 46.7 | 0.901 (0.577,1.407) | |
| Good | 69 | 50.7 | 67 | 49.3 | 1 | |
| Attitude | ||||||
| Unfavorable | 76 | 54.3 | 64 | 45.7 | 1 | |
| Favorable | 89 | 50.6 | 87 | 49.4 | 1.161 (0.744,1.811) | |
| Lack of sheets | ||||||
| Yes | 30 | 78.9 | 8 | 21.1 | 1.252 (1.111,0.569)a | 3.271 (1.125, 23.704)b |
| No | 135 | 48.6 | 143 | 51.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Staff inadequacy | ||||||
| Yes | 18 | 64.3 | 10 | 35.7 | 0.252 (0.111,0.569)a | 0.580 (0.236,1.425) |
| No | 147 | 51 | 141 | 49 | 1 | 1 |
| Time shortage | ||||||
| Yes | 53 | 81.5 | 12 | 18.5 | 1.182 (1.093,1.358)a | 2.205 (1.101, 3.413)b |
| No | 112 | 44.6 | 139 | 55.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Lack of motivation | ||||||
| Yes | 14 | 82.4 | 3 | 17.6 | 0.219 (0.062,0.0776)a | 0.263 (0.069,1.008) |
| No | 151 | 50.5 | 148 | 49.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Familiarity with hospital policy | ||||||
| Unfamiliar | 87 | 43.7 | 25 | 49 | 2.575 (1.600,4.143)a | 2.015 (1.205,3.370)b |
| Familiar | 26 | 51 | 14 | 21.2 | 1 | 1 |
| Work setting | ||||||
| Out-patient | 91 | 58.7 | 64 | 41.3 | 1 | 1 |
| In-patient | 74 | 46 | 87 | 54 | 1.672 (1.071,2.609)a | 1.591 (0.973,2.600) |
aFactors associated with nursing documentation practice in bivariate analysis
bFactors associated with nursing documentation practice in multivariable analysis