Research Article

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).

VariablesLevel of healthcare workers IP practice valueCrude OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI) value
Good n (%)Poor n (%)

Level of hospital
Referral57 (39.6)87 (60.4)0.131.96 (0.83, 4.68)
General80 (36.7)138 (63.3)0.201.74 (0.75, 4.05)
Primary8 (25)24 (75)1

Working place
Surgical and medical ward50 (41.7)70 (58.3)11
Pediatrics ward13 (24.5)40 (75.5)0.030.46 (0.22, 0.94)0.34 (0.15, 0.76)0.009
G/Ob/ward37 (33)75 (67)0.180.69 (0.40, 1.18)0.62 (0.34, 1.14)0.12
Lab and others45 (41.3)64 (58.7)0.950.98 (0.58, 1.67)1.24 (0.62, 2.51)0.54

Sex
Male81 (40.1)121 (59.9)0.161.34 (0.89, 2.02)
Female64 (33.3)128 (66.7)1

Age
<25 years33 (29.7)78 (70.3)1
25–30 years58 (34.5)110 (65.5)0.401.25 (0.74, 2.09)
>30 years54 (47)61 (53)0.0082.09 (1.21, 3.62)

Profession
Nurses and midwives110 (45.6)131 (54.4)0.370.7 (0.63, 2.67)1.91 (0.77, 4.72)0.16
Physicians and HO13 (23.2)43 (76.8)0.110.49 (0.20, 1.18)0.79 (0.26, 2.42)0.68
Healthcare waste handler6 (10.9)49 (89.1)0.0030.20 (0.07, 0.57)0.25 (0.08, 0.78)0.02
Lab. technologist and others16 (38.1)26 (61.9)11

Educational status
First degree and above87 (39.4)134 (60.6)0.0014.73 (2.05, 10.90)
Diploma51 (44.3)64 (55.7)0.0015.81 (2.43, 13.88)
Below diploma7 (12.1)51 (87.9)1

Service years
<2 years27 (23.3)89 (76.7)1
2–5 years44 (38.6)70 (61.4)0.0132.07 (1.17, 3.67)
>5 year74 (45.1)90 (54.9)0.0012.71 (1.60, 4.60)

IP training in past 12 months
Yes24 (46.2)28 (53.8)0.141.57 (0.87, 2.82)
No121 (64.6)221 (64.6)1

Presence of IP committee
Yes105 (41.7)147 (58.3)0.0081.82 (1.17, 2.84)
No40 (28.2)102 (71.8)1

Presence of IP guideline
Yes95 (42.2)130 (57.8)0.011.74 (1.14, 2.66)
No50 (29.6)119 (70.4)1

PPE availability
Yes111 (42.2)151 (57.6)0.0012.12 (1.34, 3.36)1.96 (1.16, 3.32)0.01
No34 (25.8)98 (74.2)11

Continuous water supply
Yes115 (49.1)119 (50.9)0.0014.19 (2.61, 6.72)4.42 (2.66, 7.34)0.001
No30 (18.8)130 (81.2)11

Vaccinated for hepatitis B virus
Yes110 (43.8)141 (56.2)0.0012.41 (1.53, 3.80)
No35 (24.5)108 (75.5)1

IP knowledge of HCWs
Good121 (42.6)163 (57.4)0.0012.66 (1.60, 4.43)1.84 (1.02, 3.31)
Poor24 (21.8)86 (78.2)11

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.