TABLE 3.
Univariable and multivariable analysis of associated factors of HCPs’ attitude towards NCDP policy.
| Demographic data | Attitude | Unadjusted OR (95% Cl) | p value | Adjusted OR (95% Cl) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative, N (%) | Positive, N (%) | |||||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 246 (44.0%) | 75 (41.0%) | 1 | |||
| Female | 313 (56.0%) | 108 (59.0%) | 1.13 (0.81–1.59) | 0.474 | ||
| Profession | ||||||
| Physician | 265 (47.4%) | 57 (31.1%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Pharmacist | 250 (44.7%) | 101 (55.2%) | 1.88 (1.30–2.71) | 0.001* | 1.97 (1.24–3.13) | 0.004* |
| Others | 44 (7.9%) | 25 (13.7%) | 2.64 (1.50–4.66) | 0.001* | ||
| Professional title | ||||||
| Primary | 141 (27.4%) | 49 (31.0%) | 1 | |||
| Intermediate | 208 (40.4%) | 67 (42.4%) | 0.93 (0.61–1.42) | 0.727 | ||
| Senior | 166 (32.2%) | 42 (26.6%) | 0.73 (0.46–1.16) | 0.185 | ||
| Education level | ||||||
| Technical secondary school and junior college | 54 (9.7%) | 35 (19.1%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bachelor | 257 (46.0%) | 90 (49.2%) | 0.54 (0.33–0.88) | 0.013* | 0.53 (0.30–0.95) | 0.034* |
| Master or above | 248 (44.4%) | 58 (31.7%) | 0.36 (0.22–0.60) | <0.001* | 0.37 (0.19–0.74) | 0.005* |
| Professional working experience (years) | ||||||
| ≤5 | 125 (22.4%) | 41 (22.4%) | 1 | |||
| 6–10 | 118 (21.1%) | 44 (24.0%) | 1.14 (0.69–1.86) | 0.611 | ||
| 11–20 | 126 (22.5%) | 37 (20.2%) | 0.90 (0.54–1.49) | 0.670 | ||
| 21–30 | 136 (24.3%) | 41 (22.4%) | 0.92 (0.56–1.51) | 0.739 | ||
| 31–40 | 54 (9.7%) | 20 (10.9%) | 1.13 (0.61–2.11) | 0.702 | ||
| City | ||||||
| Large metropolitan areas | 358 (64.0%) | 105 (57.4%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Medium-size urban areas | 119 (21.3%) | 40 (21.9%) | 1.15 (0.75–1.74) | 0.524 | 1.13 (0.68–1.90) | 0.636 |
| Small urban areas | 82 (14.7%) | 38 (20.8%) | 1.58 (1.02–2.46) | 0.042* | 1.60 (0.96–2.67) | 0.071 |
| Hospital grade | ||||||
| Tertiary hospitals | 441 (78.9%) | 129 (70.5%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Secondary hospitals | 87 (15.6%) | 39 (21.3%) | 1.53 (1.00–2.35) | 0.049* | 0.87 (0.51–1.49) | 0.608 |
| Primary hospitals | 31 (5.5%) | 15 (8.2%) | 1.65 (0.87–3.16) | 0.127 | 0.76 (0.34–1.70) | 0.506 |
| Knowledge | ||||||
| Poor | 366 (65.5%) | 54 (29.5%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good | 193 (34.5%) | 129 (70.5%) | 4.53 (3.15–6.51) | <0.001* | 5.46 (3.66–8.16) | <0.001* |
The bold values and * mean statistically significant data, mainly for ease of viewing.