Table 5.
Factors affecting the knowledge level of health professionals who are working in South Gondar zone hospitals with bivariable and multivariable analysis
| Factor variables | Knowledge | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good, n (%) | Poor, n (%) | COR, 95%CI | AOR, 95%CI | P | |
| Age | |||||
| < 40 | 107 (49.1) | 95 (43.6) | 2.66,0.83-8.54 | 0.33,0.09-1.19 | 0.09 |
| ≥ 40 | 12 (5.5) | 4 (1.8) | 1 | ||
| Educational status | |||||
| 1st degree &below | 104 (47.7) | 78 (35.8) | 0.54,0.26-1.1 | 1.82,0.79-4.21 | 0.16 |
| 2nd degree &above | 21 (9.6) | 15 (6.9) | 1 | ||
| Work Experience | |||||
| ≤ 4 years | 52 (23.9) | 31 (14.2) | 0.59,0.34-1.03 | 2.54,1.28-5.05 | 0.008* |
| > 4 years | 68 (31.2) | 67 (30.7) | 1 | ||
| Oxygen therapy training | |||||
| Yes | 22 (10.1) | 30 (13.8) | 1.92,1.02-3.6 | 4.15,1.15-14.6 | 0.03* |
| No | 69 (31.7) | 97 (44.5) | 1 | ||
| Is there oxygen therapy guideline or protocols in your working area? | |||||
| Yes | 43 (19.7) | 25 (11.5) | 0.59,0.33-1.07 | 11.5,3.35-39.6 | 0.001* |
| No | 76 (34.9) | 74 (33.9) | 1 | ||
| Are you familiar with using devices of oxygen therapy? | |||||
| Yes | 117 (53.7) | 83 (38.1) | 0.89,0.02-0.4 | 4.04,0.77-21.3 | 0.1 |
| No | 2 (0.9) | 16 (7.3) | 1 | ||
| Is there an adequate supply for the necessary materials of oxygen therapy? | |||||
| Yes | 36 (16.5) | 48 (22) | 2.17,1.25-3.78 | 0.57,0.19-1.72 | 0.32 |
| No | 83 (38.1) | 51 (23.4) | 1 | ||
| Do you think workload affects oxygen therapy? | |||||
| Yes | 110 (50.5) | 82 (37.6) | 0.4,0.17-0.93 | 1.92,0.68-5.42 | 0.22 |
| No | 9 (4.1) | 17 (7.8) | 1 | ||
Hint: AOR Adjusted odds ratio, COR Crud odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, *implies significant association