Table 4.

Binary logistic regression for variables linked with the positive attitude of healthcare professionals

Variables		Variables associated with positive attitude
		COR	95% CI	P value	AOR	95% CI	P value
Gender	Male	0.703	0.375 to 1.316	0.270	0.463	0.213to 1.008	0.053
	Female*
Age	≤25 years	0.531	0.153 to 1.840	0.318	0.125	0.011 to 1.406	0.092
	26–30 years	0.490	0.137 to 1.752	0.273	0.146	0.013 to 1.655	0.120
	≥31 years*
Marital status	Single	1.263	0.633 to 2.518	0.508	2.648	0.993 to 7.064	0.052
	Married*
Professional position	Physician	0.817	2.259 to 2.581	0.731	1.876	0.440 to 8.002	0.395
	Pharmacist	0.756	0.249 to 2.297	0.622	1.717	0.412 to 7.154	0.458
	Surgeon*
Patient population	Paediatric	0.164	0.028 to 0.956	0.044	0.224	0.031 to 1.606	0.136
	Adult	0.217	0.051 to 0.931	0.040	0.334	0.071 to 1.575	0.166
	Geriatric	0.105	0.016 to 0.700	0.20	0.042	0.004 to 0.465	0.010
	Paediatric and adult	0.048	0.006 to 0.354	0.003	0.018	0.001 to 0.232	0.002
	Adult and geriatric	0.343	0.046 to 2.569	0.298	0.913	0.082 to 10.192	0.941
	Paediatric, adult and geriatric*
Experience (year in practice)	≤4 years	1.465	0.312 to 6.873	0.629	2.867	0.387 to 21.214	0.302
	5–9 years	4.545	0.576 to 35.871	0.151	7.429	0.614 to 89.931	0.115
	10–14 years	0.455	0.068 to 3.043	0.416	0.216	0.011 to 4.433	0.320
	≥15 years*
Knowledge about probiotic drugs brand†	Good knowledge	11.896	3.618 to 39.118	<0.001	34.396	7.282 to 162.456	<0.01
	Poor knowledge*

P<0.05 was considered to indicate significance. Bold values show significant differences.

*Indicates a reference group in the logistic regression.

†Score range from 0 to 14. Poor knowledge (score of ≤7). Good knowledge (score of ≥8).

AOR, adjusted OR; COR, crude OR.