Table 3.

Bivariable and Multivariable Analysis of Factors Associated with Knowledge of Basic Life Support at Gondar Town Public Health Institutions, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2020 (n=412)

			Knowledge		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	p-values
Variables		Category	Good	Poor
Age in years		18–30	75	65	1	1
		30–40	57	94	1.90(1.19–3.04)	1.50(1.15–1.97)	0.03*
		>40	51	70	1.58(0.97–2.59)	2.45(1.53–3.91)	0.0001***
Sex		Male	138	138	2.02(1.32–310)	2.22(1.41–3.49)	0.001**
		Female	45	91	1	1
Residence		Urban	144	152	1.87(1.69–2.93)	1.66(1.25–3.56)	0.04*
		Rural	39	77	1	1
Education		No formal	78	113	0.76(0.52–1.12)	0.63(0.38–2.57)	0.08
		Formal	105	116	1	1
Marital status		Married	127	153	1	1
		Single	49	52	0.88(0.56–1.39)	0.46(0.29–1.48)	0.43
		Widowed	6	15	2.08(0.78–5.51)	1.89(0.65–2.16)	0.32
		Divorced	1	9	7.47(0.93–59.76)	5.88(0.77–41.34)	0.09
BLS training		Yes	29	6	6.99(2.84–17.26)	4.65(1.85–11.67)	0.001**
		No	154	223	1	1
Ever heard about BLS		Yes	134	107	3.12(2.05–4.74)	3.02(2.05–4.74)	0.0001***
		No	49	122	1	1
Facing a person in need of BLS		Yes	117	98	2.37(1.59–3.53)	2.59(1.69–3.98)	0.0001***
		No	66	113	1	1

Notes: *P-values < 0.05; **P-values < 0.001; ***P-values < 0.0001.

Abbreviations: BLS, basic life support; COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio.