Level of Preparedness for COVID-19 and Its Associated Factors among Frontline Healthcare Providers in South Gondar Public Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Factors associated with a low level of preparedness for COVID-19 among healthcare providers for COVID-19 in South Gondar public hospitals, northwest Ethiopia, 2020.
Variables
Low level of preparedness
OR (95% CI)
Yes ()
No ()
COR
AOR
value
Age (year)
<25
20
11
25-29
44
38
0.6 (0.27-1.49)
0.7 (0.22-2.20)
0.530
30-34
27
22
0.7 (0.26-1.70)
0.8 (0.24-2.86)
0.772
>34
28
12
1.3 (0.47-3.48)
1.9 (0.53-7.19)
0.318
Sex
Male
74
30
2.9 (1.6-5.2)
2.5 (1.22-4.94)
0.012
Female
45
53
1
1
—
Marital status
Unmarried
38
12
2.6 (1.3-5.5)
3.4 (1.44-8.00)
0.005
Married
79
66
1
1
Others
2
5
0.3 (0-1.8)
0.2 (0.03-1.43)
0.108
Religion
Orthodox
85
56
0.4 (0.09-2.2)
0.3 (0.04-1.97)
0.20
Muslim
27
25
0.3 (0.6-1.6)
0.3 (0.04-1.95)
0.20
Other
7
2
1
1
Level of educational status
Diploma
37
13
4.3 (1.1-17.6)
4.9 (0.81-29.0)
0.08
Degree
78
64
1.8 (0.5-6.)
1.8 (0.33-9.84)
0.48
Masters and specialty
4
6
1
1
Professional type
Nurse
57
34
1
1
1
Midwifery
26
21
0.7 (0.36-1.50)
0.6 (0.2331.42)
0.232
Doctor
11
12
0.5 (0.22-1.37)
1.0 (0.32-3.11)
0.990
Laboratory technique
9
5
1.1 (0.33-3.47)
1.1 (0.23-5.09)
0.925
Pharmacy
12
7
1.0 (0.37-2.4)
0.9 (0.24-3.16)
0.830
Others
4
4
0.6 (0.14-2.54)
0.4 (0.60-2.66)
0.343
Monthly income
<3000 ETB
10
6
1
1
3000-5000 ETB
63
37
1.0 (0.34-3.04)
0.8 (0.21-3.32)
0.969
3.000-7000 ETB
36
31
0.7 (0.22-2.14)
0.4 (0.97-2.04)
0.527
>7000 ETB
10
9
0.7 (0.17-2.58)
0.4 (0.60-2.72)
0.557
Work experience
<5 years (Ref)
31
8
3.3 (1.41-7.69)
3.4 (1.29-9.09)
0.01
≥5 years)
88
75
1
1
Working unit
Ward
75
52
1
1
Out patient
19
22
0.6 (0.29-1.21)
0.7 (0.31-1.67)
0.438
Emergency
25
9
1.9 (0.83-4.46)
1.5 (0.60-4.10)
0.411
Significant at <0.05; significant at <0.01; COR = crude odds ratio; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; Ref = reference category; CI = confidence interval.
