Table 10.
Bivariate and multivariate analyses of associated factors of practice levels towards HBV infection.
| Variables | Practice level | COR (95% CI) | P value | AOR (95% CI) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malpractice | Good practice | ||||||
| Sex | Male | 143 (58.8) | 100 (41.2) | 1.96 (1.29, 2.99) | 0.002 | 1.54 (0.93, 2.53) | 0.09 |
| Female | 132 (73.7) | 47 (26.3) | Ref | Ref | |||
| Profession | M. doctor | 63 (67.7) | 30 (32.3) | Ref | Ref | ||
| M. lab | 6 (30) | 14 (70) | 4.9 (1.71, 14.01) | 0.003 | 17.42 (5.02, 60.5) | <0.001 | |
| Nurse | 148 (70.5) | 62 (29.5) | 0.89 (0.52, 1.49) | 0.6 | 2.12 (1.025, 4.38) | 0.04 | |
| Midwife | 34 (70.8) | 14 (29.2) | 0.87 (0.405, 1.85) | 0.7 | 2.48 (0.98, 6.29) | 0.05 | |
| Pharmacy | 10 (31.3) | 22 (68.7) | 4.62 (1.95, 10.97) | 0.001 | 11.2 (4.02, 31.42) | <0.001 | |
| Educational status | Diploma | 54 (81.8) | 12 (18.2) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Degree | 182 (67.2) | 89 (32.8) | 2.2 (1.12, 4.32) | 0.02 | 3.4 (1.58, 7.35) | 0.002 | |
| MSc | 31 (53.4) | 28 (46.6) | 4.06 (1.81, 9.12) | 0.001 | 5.3 (2.12, 13.11) | <0.001 | |
| Specialist | 8 (33.3) | 18 (69.2) | 10.13 (3.57, 28.69) | <0.001 | 31.4 (8.59, 114.5) | <0.001 | |