Table 4.
The association of socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge of nurses towards PC at selected hospitals in Tigray, June 2018
| variables | knowledge | P value (x2) | COR 95(CI) | AOR 95(CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good n (%) | Poor n (%) | |||||
| work institution | Lemlem karl hospital | 32(65.3) | 17(34.7) | 0.180 | ||
| Mekelle hospital | 55(57.9) | 40(42.1) | ||||
| Wukro hospital | 30(78.9) | 8(21.1) | ||||
| Abi adi hospital | 26(53.1) | 23(46.9) | ||||
| AKCSH | 43(64.2) | 24(35.8) | ||||
| kahsay abera hospital | 37(64.9) | 20(35.1) | ||||
| age of nurses | 20-30 | 111(61.3) | 70(38.7) | 0.248 | ||
| 31-40 | 64(61.0) | 41(39.0) | ||||
| 41-50 | 38(65.5) | 20(34.5) | ||||
| 50+ | 10(90.9) | 1(9.1) | ||||
| Educational level | diploma | 100(59.2) | 69(40.8) | 0.176 | ||
| degree | 123(66.1) | 63(33.9) | ||||
| ward/work area | medical ward | 50(67.6) | 24(32.4) | 0.011 | 1 | 1 |
| surgical ward | 39(61.9) | 24(75.0) | 1.282(.634, 2.592) | 1.187(.577,2.439) | ||
| pediatric ward | 23(56.1) | 18(43.9) | 1.630(.743, 3.577) | 1.537(.688,3.435) | ||
| ICU | 31(70.5) | 13(29.5) | .874(.389,1.964) | .815(.356,1.866) | ||
| OPD | 26(78.8) | 7(21.2) | .561(.213,1.474) | .466(.175,1.240) | ||
| recovery ward | 12(38.7) | 19(61.3) | 3.299(1.380,7.884) | 3.413(1.388,8.392) | ||
| emergency | 20(60.6) | 13(39.4) | 1.354(.578,3.172) | 1.438(.598,3.454) | ||
| neonatal ward | 20(71.4) | 8(28.6) | .833(.321,2.162) | .814(.307,2.153) | ||
| other | 2(25.0) | 6(38.1) | 6.25(1.173,33.290) | 8.24(1.425,47.733) | ||
| work experience | less than five years | 86(63.2) | 50(36.8) | 0.093 | ||
| 5-10 years | 57(54.3) | 48(45.7) | ||||
| 10-15 years | 64(68.1) | 30(31.9) | ||||
| greater than 15 years | 16(80.0) | 4(20. 0) | ||||
| Experience in caring terminally ill patient | Daily | 107(64.8) | 58(35.2) | 0.524 | ||
| Once per week | 45(57.0) | 34(43.0) | ||||
| Once per month | 32(59.3) | 22(40.7) | ||||
| Few times per year | 29(72.5) | 11(27.5) | ||||
| Never | 10(41.2) | 7(58.8) | ||||
| Training | Yes | 69(78.4) | 19(21.6) | 0.000 | 1 | 1 |
| no | 154(57.7) | 113(42.3) | 2.665(1.518,4.678) | 3.488(1.735,7.015) | ||
| How long | 1-2 weeks | 50(79.4) | 13(20.6) | 0.000 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 month | 19(76.0) | 6(24.0) | 1.215(.403, 3.657) | 1.476(.471,4.621) | ||