Practices of Healthcare Workers regarding Infection Prevention in Bale Zone Hospitals, Southeast Ethiopia
Table 3
Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with practice of healthcare workers regarding infection prevention in Bale zone hospitals, 2018 (n = 394).
Variables
Level of healthcare workers IP practice
value
Crude OR (95% CI)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)
value
Good n (%)
Poor n (%)
Level of hospital
Referral
57 (39.6)
87 (60.4)
0.13
1.96 (0.83, 4.68)
General
80 (36.7)
138 (63.3)
0.20
1.74 (0.75, 4.05)
Primary
8 (25)
24 (75)
1
Working place
Surgical and medical ward
50 (41.7)
70 (58.3)
1
1
Pediatrics ward
13 (24.5)
40 (75.5)
0.03
0.46 (0.22, 0.94)
0.34 (0.15, 0.76)
0.009
G/Ob/ward
37 (33)
75 (67)
0.18
0.69 (0.40, 1.18)
0.62 (0.34, 1.14)
0.12
Lab and others
45 (41.3)
64 (58.7)
0.95
0.98 (0.58, 1.67)
1.24 (0.62, 2.51)
0.54
Sex
Male
81 (40.1)
121 (59.9)
0.16
1.34 (0.89, 2.02)
Female
64 (33.3)
128 (66.7)
1
Age
<25 years
33 (29.7)
78 (70.3)
1
25–30 years
58 (34.5)
110 (65.5)
0.40
1.25 (0.74, 2.09)
>30 years
54 (47)
61 (53)
0.008
2.09 (1.21, 3.62)
Profession
Nurses and midwives
110 (45.6)
131 (54.4)
0.37
0.7 (0.63, 2.67)
1.91 (0.77, 4.72)
0.16
Physicians and HO
13 (23.2)
43 (76.8)
0.11
0.49 (0.20, 1.18)
0.79 (0.26, 2.42)
0.68
Healthcare waste handler
6 (10.9)
49 (89.1)
0.003
0.20 (0.07, 0.57)
0.25 (0.08, 0.78)
0.02
Lab. technologist and others
16 (38.1)
26 (61.9)
1
1
Educational status
First degree and above
87 (39.4)
134 (60.6)
0.001
4.73 (2.05, 10.90)
Diploma
51 (44.3)
64 (55.7)
0.001
5.81 (2.43, 13.88)
Below diploma
7 (12.1)
51 (87.9)
1
Service years
<2 years
27 (23.3)
89 (76.7)
1
2–5 years
44 (38.6)
70 (61.4)
0.013
2.07 (1.17, 3.67)
>5 year
74 (45.1)
90 (54.9)
0.001
2.71 (1.60, 4.60)
IP training in past 12 months
Yes
24 (46.2)
28 (53.8)
0.14
1.57 (0.87, 2.82)
No
121 (64.6)
221 (64.6)
1
Presence of IP committee
Yes
105 (41.7)
147 (58.3)
0.008
1.82 (1.17, 2.84)
No
40 (28.2)
102 (71.8)
1
Presence of IP guideline
Yes
95 (42.2)
130 (57.8)
0.01
1.74 (1.14, 2.66)
No
50 (29.6)
119 (70.4)
1
PPE availability
Yes
111 (42.2)
151 (57.6)
0.001
2.12 (1.34, 3.36)
1.96 (1.16, 3.32)
0.01
No
34 (25.8)
98 (74.2)
1
1
Continuous water supply
Yes
115 (49.1)
119 (50.9)
0.001
4.19 (2.61, 6.72)
4.42 (2.66, 7.34)
0.001
No
30 (18.8)
130 (81.2)
1
1
Vaccinated for hepatitis B virus
Yes
110 (43.8)
141 (56.2)
0.001
2.41 (1.53, 3.80)
No
35 (24.5)
108 (75.5)
1
IP knowledge of HCWs
Good
121 (42.6)
163 (57.4)
0.001
2.66 (1.60, 4.43)
1.84 (1.02, 3.31)
Poor
24 (21.8)
86 (78.2)
1
1
AOR: adjusted odds ratio; COR: crude odds ratio; CI: confidence interval, HCWs: healthcare workers; IP: infection prevention; PEP: postexposure prophylaxis; PPE: personal protective equipment, others: BSc in optometry, BSc in dental, psychiatric nurse, radiographer, laundry workers; significant association () crude; significant association () adjusted.