Table 5.
Multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with knowledge and skills on FA/BLS
| Poor knowledge and skills | Good knowledge and skills | |||||
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| Variable | OR | 95% CI | p-value | OR | 95% CI | p-value |
| Age group (years) | ||||||
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| ≤ 29 | 1.31 | 0.46-3.64 | 0.607 | 2.04 | 0.63-6.56 | 0.233 |
| 30-39 | Base | Base | Base | Base | Base | Base |
| 40-49 | 1.20 | 0.61-2.36 | 0.600 | 0.68 | 0.17-2.63 | 0.572 |
| 50-59 | 2.31 | 0.64-8.34 | 0.202 | 0.47 | 0.04-6.26 | 0.569 |
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| Level of education | ||||||
| Secondary | Base | Base | Base | Base | Base | Base |
| Tertiary | 0.27 | 0.13-0.57 | 0.001* | 3.35 | 1.01-11.11 | 0.048* |
| Postgraduate | 0.96 | 0.32-2.90 | 0.942 | 6.89 | 1.63-29.19 | 0.009* |
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| Rank | ||||||
| Junior police | Base | Base | Base | Base | Base | Base |
| Senior police | 0.60 | 0.22-1.66 | 0.327 | 2.30 | 0.79-6.71 | 0.128 |
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| Work experience (years) | ||||||
| < 10 | 1.19 | 0.51-2.80 | 0.690 | 1.24 | 0.36-4.21 | 0.731 |
| 11-20 | Base | Base | Base | Base | Base | Base |
| 21-34 | 0.89 | 0.29-2.73 | 0.845 | 1.22 | 0.22-6.57 | 0.821 |
1
Base = the median for each variable. Fair knowledge and skills were also used as a base and therefore, not displayed in the table.
*
= p-value < 0.05 significance level.