Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice about Biomedical Waste Management and Associated Factors among the Healthcare Professionals at Debre Markos Town Healthcare Facilities, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 6
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors against practice scores of study participants at Debre Markos town HCFs, 2017.
Variables
Practice
COR (95% CI)
value
AOR (95% CI)
value
IP ()
AP ()
Working department
OPD
Yes
44
58
0.63 (0.39, 1.04)
0.070
No
63
131
1
Ward
Yes
28
65
1.48 (0.88, 2.50)
0.144
No
79
124
1
Laboratory
Yes
22
26
1.48 (0.88, 2.50)
0.144
No
85
163
1
Information source from
Guideline
Yes
58
119
1.44 (0.89, 2.32)
0.141
No
49
70
1
Training
Yes
41
101
1.85 (0.14, 3.0)
0.013
No
66
88
1
Others
Yes
31
34
0.54 (0.31 0.94)
0.030
No
76
155
1
Educational level
MSc and MD+
6
14
0.92 (0.32, 2.62)
0.877
BSc
71
99
0.55 (0.33, 0.93)
0.025
Diploma
30
76
1
Job category
Doctor
16
15
0.50 (0.17, 1.45)
0.20
Nurse
50
113
1.2 (0.50, 2.87)
0.687
Midwife
9
18
1.10 (0.34, 3.30)
0.922
Laboratory
23
26
0.60 (0.22, 1.60)
0.306
Health officer
9
17
1
Previous training
Yes
28
81
2.12 (1.26, 3.55)
0.005
No
79
108
1
Use of visual aid
Yes
35
139
5.72 (3.41 9.59)
0.001
5.34 (2.87, 9.95)
0.001
No
72
50
1
1
Presence of BMWM committee
Yes
55
133
2.25 (1.37, 3.67)
0.001
No
52
56
1
Availability of guideline
Yes
44
115
2.23 (1.37, 3.61)
0.001
No
63
74
1
Availability of color-coded bins
Yes
64
177
9.91 (4.92, 20.0)
0.001
7.68 (3.30, 17.89)
0.001
No
43
12
1
1
Knowledge group
Inadequate
41
46
0.52 (0.31, 0.86)
0.012
Adequate
66
143
1
AP: adequate practice; IP: inadequate practice; OPD: outpatient department; MD+: medical specialists; MSc: master of science; BSc: bachelor of science; COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; statistically significant at value <0.05.
