Table IV.

Distribution of high infection prevention and control (IPC) practices score and its association with sociodemographic characteristics and working/training experiences of nurses working in a Saudi hospital (n = 308).

Characteristics		High IPC practices score
	n	%	p*	OR (CI 95%)	p**	AOR (CI 95%)	p**
Sociodemographic characteristics
Gender
Female	275	46.2	0.215	Ref.		Ref.
Male	33	57.6		1.58 (0.76-3.28)	0.218	0.96 (0.43-2.16)	0.921
Age (years)
20-30	106	35.8	0.032	Ref.		Ref.
31-40	106	54.7		2.16 (1.25-3.75)	0.006	1.5 (0.78-2.85)	0.221
41-50	80	52.5		1.98 (1.09-3.57)	0.024	1.13 (0.49-2.64)	0.773
> 50	16	50.0		1.79 (0.62-5.15)	0.281	1.43 (0.37-5.56)	0.604
Highest completed education
Below a bachelor degree	58	29.3	0.002	Ref.		Ref.
Bachelor or Master degree	250	51.6		2.57 (1.39-4.77)	0.003	3.66 (1.90-7.05)	<0.001
Nationality
Non-Saudi Arabian	241	53.9	< 0.001	Ref.		Ref.
Saudi Arabian	67	23.9		0.27 (0.14-0.50)	<0.001	0.36 (0.13-1.03)	0.056
Working/training experience
Participation in services (years)
< 10	236	46.2	0.439	Ref.		Ref.
> 10	72	51.4		1.23 (0.73-2.09)	0.439	1.02 (0.48-2.16)	0.954
Previous working experience
No	74	25.7	< 0.001	Ref.		Ref.
Yes	234	54.3		3.44 (1.92-6.15)	<0.001	1.79 (0.70-4.57)	0.223
Experience of training inside KAMC-R
No	30	50.0	0.764	Ref.		Ref.
Yes	278	47.1		0.89 (0.42-1.89)	0.764	1.04 (0.46-2.36)	0.918
Experience of training outside of KAMC-R
No	190	47.4	0.988	Ref.		Ref.
Yes	118	47.5		1.00 (0.63-1.59)	0.988	1.33 (0.79-2.26)	0.286

* Chi-square test;

** logistic regression analysis; IPC: Infection prevention and control; KAMC-R: King Abdulaziz Medical City-Riyadh; OR: Odds Ratio; AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio; Ref.: Reference