Table 4.
Factors associated with health professionals’ knowledge about patients’ confidentiality (N = 410)
| Characteristics | Knowledge | COR (CI 95%) | AOR (CI 95%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (%) | Poor (%) | ||||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 172(42.0) | 99(24.1) | 1.57(1.03–2.37) | 1.63(1.03–2.59) | 0.035* |
| Female | 73(17.8) | 66(16.1) | 1 | 1 | |
| Age | |||||
| ≤ 24 Years | 67(16.3) | 34(8.3) | 2.04(1.04–3.99) | 1.87(0.86–4.04) | 0.112 |
| 25–34 Years | 151(36.8) | 103(25.1) | 1.52(0.84–2.72) | 1.34(0.71–2.53) | 0.361 |
| ≥ 35 Years | 27(6.6) | 28(6.8) | 1 | 1 | |
| Work experience | |||||
| > 5 years | 72(17.6) | 54(13.2) | 0.85(0.55–1.31) | 0.86(0.53–1.41) | 0.566 |
| ≤ 5 years | 173(42.2) | 111(27.1) | 1 | 1 | |
| Training on medical ethics | |||||
| Yes | 126(30.7) | 64(15.6) | 1.67(1.11–2.49) | 1.73(1.11–2.70) | 0.015* |
| No | 119(29.0) | 101(24.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| Direct contact with the patients | |||||
| Yes | 233(56.8) | 152(37.1) | 1.66(0.73–3.73) | 1.69(0.71–4.01) | 0.227 |
| No | 12(2.9) | 13(3.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| Numbers of patient served per day | |||||
| > 40 patients | 96(23.4) | 69(16.8) | 0.94(0.59–1.50) | 0.98(0.58–1.66) | 0.966 |
| 30–40 patients | 71(17.3) | 43(10.5) | 1.12(0.67–1.87) | 1.03(0.60–1.77) | 0.900 |
| < 30 patient | 78(19.0) | 53(12.9) | 1 | 1 | |
| Numbers of ethical dilemma faced daily | |||||
| > 2 Times | 19(4.6) | 5(1.2) | 2.69(0.98–7.35) | 3.07(1.07–8.79) | 0.036* |
| ≤ 2 Times | 226(55.1) | 160(39.0) | 1 | 1 | |
| Income (Ethiopian birr) | |||||
| > 6000 | 176(42.9) | 130(31.7) | 0.35(0.14–0.89) | 0.40(0.15–1.07) | 0.068 |
| 3000–6000 | 46(11.2) | 29(7.1) | 0.41(0.15–1.13) | 0.40(0.14–1.17) | 0.096 |
| < 3000 | 23(5.6) | 6(1.5) | 1 | 1 | |
*Significance at p < 0.05