Table 4.
Factors affecting nurses' attitude towards palliative care in North Wollo Zone hospitals, 2019
| Variables | Attitude | COR(95%CI) | AOR(95%CI) | P-value | ||
| Positive N (%) |
Negative N (%) |
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| Income | >3000 | 88(46.32) | 102(53.68) | 1.73(1.816–3.65) | 3.21(1.33–7.74) | 0.009 |
| <=3000 | 12(33.33) | 24(66.66) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Experience caring for chronically ill patients |
Daily | 43(53.75) | 37(46.25) | 4.52(1.92–10.62) | 4(1.5–10.67) | 0.006 |
| Once /week | 13(48.15) | 14(51.85) | 3.61(1.26–10.34) | 3.94(1.16–13.43) | 0.028 | |
| Once /month | 19(48.72) | 20(51.28) | 3.69(1.41–9.97) | 3.48(1.14–10.67) | 0.029 | |
| Few time/year | 16(44.44) | 20(55.56) | 3.11(1.16–8.33) | 2.97(0.94–9.15) | 0.064 | |
| Never | 9(20.45) | 35(79.55) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Formal palliative care education |
Yes | 71(71) | 29(29) | 1.96(1.12–3.42) | 2.37(1.22–4.63) | 0.011 |
| No | 70(55.56) | 56(44.4) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Knowledge | Good | 72(53.33) | 63(46.67) | 2.57(1.47–4.497) | 2.89 (1.49–5.6) | 0.002 |
| Poor | 28(30.77) | 63(69.23) | 1 | 1 | ||
* AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI: Confidence Interval, COR: Crude Odds Ratio