Table 3. Predictors of the nursing workers' intention to leave the profession, Campinas, SP, Chapecó, SC, Brazil, 2015-2017 (n=228)^* .

		Step 5.1
Independent variables	PR†	Confidence interval (95%)		p-value
		Inferior limit	Upper limit
Education level (undergraduate incomplete)‡	0,87	0,36	2,12	0,7638
Education level (undergraduate degree)‡	2,51	1,13	5,57	0,0242
Education level (graduate degree)‡	2,60	1,19	5,67	0,0161
Satisfaction with current job (neither satisfied, nor dissatisfied)§	0,35	0,20	0,61	0,0002
Satisfaction with current job (satisfied or very satisfied)§	0,07	0,01	0,44	0,0044
Time working at the institution (in years)	1,08	1,03	1,13	0,0011
Suffered one of three types of workplace violence||	1,32	0,73	2,38	0,3581
Suffered two or all three types of workplace violence||	2,05	1,03	4,08	0,0396
Work ability	0,95	0,91	0,99	0,0215
		Step 5.2
Independent variables	PR†	Confidence interval (95%)		p-value
		Inferior limit	Upper limit
Education level (undergraduate incomplete)‡	0,94	0,37	2,40	0,8957
Education level (undergraduate degree)‡	2,33	1,05	5,19	0,0375
Education level (graduate degree)‡	2,55	1,16	5,59	0,0196
Satisfaction with current job (neither satisfied, nor dissatisfied)§	0,38	0,21	0,68	0,0013
Satisfaction with current job (satisfied or very satisfied)§	0,07	0,01	0,43	0,0040
Time working at the institution (in years)	1,08	1,03	1,13	0,0028
Work ability	0,95	0,91	0,99	0,0108

^*Poisson regression model to estimate the probability of greater intention to leave the profession (adjusted for age, sex and workplace), n = 228 considering missing data;

^†PR - Prevalence ratio;

^‡Education level (until technical degree) (reference);

^§Satisfaction with current job (dissatisfied or little satisfied) (reference);

^||How many types of workplace violence were suffered (did not suffer) (reference)