Table 4.
The relationship between the predictors and physicians' attitudes about EMR at five main referral hospitals in Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, in March 2018 (n = 403).
| Variable | All (403) | 95% of CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Female | 65 | -0.353, 0.110 | 0.303 |
| Male | 338 | ||
| Age | |||
| <30 | 132 | ||
| 31-36 | 146 | -0.422, -0.023 | 0.029∗ |
| >37 | 125 | ||
| Physicians' placement | |||
| Academic | 212 | -0.142, 0.286 | 0.507 |
| Community | 191 | ||
| Computer ownership | |||
| Yes | 226 | 0.037, 0.458 | 0.021∗ |
| No | 177 | ||
| Work experience | |||
| ≥6 years | 172 | -0.290, 0.371 | 0.809 |
| <6 years | 231 | ||
| Computer literacy | |||
| Yes | 286 | 0.264, 0.713 | 0.0001∗∗ |
| No | 117 | ||
| Previous EMR experience | |||
| Yes | 185 | -0.517, -0.121 | 0.002∗ |
| No | 218 | ||
| IT experience | |||
| Yes | 298 | -0.138, 0.299 | 0.469 |
| No | 105 | ||
| Taking EMR training | |||
| Yes | 245 | 0.159, 0.559 | 0.0001∗∗ |
| No | 158 | ||
| Computer access at work | |||
| Yes | 212 | 0.141, 0.533 | 0.001∗∗ |
| No | 191 | ||
| ICT center at work | |||
| Yes | 283 | -0.153, 0.277 | 0.572 |
| No | 120 | ||
| Internet access | |||
| Yes | 303 | -0.054, 0.407 | 0.132 |
| No | 100 |
∗∗P < 0.001, ∗P ≥ 0.001.