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. 2021 Jul 3;43:100914. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2021.100914

Table 6.

Factors associated with Attitude of Nurses towards COVID-19 in study area, 2020

Variable Category Attitude of nurses towards COVID-19
COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) PV
Favourable Un favourable
Did you know prevention methods of COVID-19 yes 84 (0.6) 58 (0.4) 0.21 (0.59–0.72)
no 21 (0.88) 3 (0.12) 1
What type of infectious
Disease is COVID-19?
Viral 77 (0.58) 56 (0.42) 0.25 (0.09–0.68)
Bacterial 28 (0.85) 5 (0.15) 1
There currently is no effective cure for COVID-2019, but early symptomatic and supportive treatment can help most Patients recover from the infection True 73 (0.57) 55 (0.43) 0.052 (.0.07–0.392)
False 32 (0.84) 6 (0.16) 1
Not all persons with COVID-2019 will develop to severe cases. Only those who are elderly, have chronic illnesses, and are Obese are more likely to be severe cases. True 60 (0.63) 54 (0.47) 0.17 (0.07–0.47)
False 45 (0.87) 7 (0.13) 1
Persons with COVID-2019 cannot transmit the virus to others when a fever is not Present. false 54 (0.73) 20 (0.27) 0.46 (0.24–0.89)
true 51 (0.55) 41 (0.44) 1
Wearing general medical masks can prevent one from acquiring infection by the COVID-19 virus. true 57 (0.56) 45 (0.44) 0.42 (0.21–0.84)
false 48 (0.75) 16 (0.25) 1
COVID-19 vaccine is available in markets no 80 (0.62) 49 (0.38) 0.78 (0.36–1.70)
yes 25 (0.68) 12 (0.32) 1
Antibiotics are the first-line treatment for COVID-19? no 77 (0.61) 49 (0.39) 0.67 (0.31–1.45)
yes 28 (0.70) 12 (0.3) 1
Medical staff are ready to participate in anti-epidemic in the community S.agree 46 (0.88) 6 (0.12) 0.33 (0.27–4.19) 0.08 (0.003–1.76) 0.11
agree 42 (0.57) 32 (0.43) 0.87 (0.11–7.05) 0.01 (0.00–0.54) 0.00
Neutral 13 (0.46) 28 (0.54) 1.31 (0.18–9.83) 0.46 (0.01–0.21) 0.00
D.agree 2 (0.25) 6 (0.75) 7.67 (0.91–64.9) 0.09 (0.28–0.31) 0.00
SD. agree 2 (0.5) 2 (0.5) 1 1