Table 4.

Final binary multivariable logistic regression model of risk factors for an increase in ethically challenging situations encountered, in a global survey of veterinary team members at the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic (May-July 2020) (n = 540).

Variable category	B	SE(b)	Adjusted odds ratios	95% CI	p-value
Role					<0.001
Veterinarian	0.00	–	1.0	–	–
Non-veterinarian	0.78	0.23	2.2	1.4–3.4	–
Caseload					<0.001
Non-clinical	0.00	–	1.0	–	–
Companion animal practice	1.15	0.31	3.2	1.7–5.8	–
Other clinical practice	0.58	0.36	1.8	0.9–3.5	–
Region/group of countries					<0.001
Australia and New Zealand	0.00	–	1.0	–	–
USA and Canada	0.88	0.22	2.4	1.6–3.7	–
Other: EU, Asia, Caribbean, Africa	0.61	0.30	1.8	1.0–3.3	–
Confidence					0.001
Not confident/underconfident	0.88	0.28	2.4	1.4–4.2	–
Confident enough that I can get by	0.58	0.20	1.8	1.2–2.6	–
Reasonably confident/couldn't be more confident	0.00	–	1.0	–	–