Knowledge of Health Professionals on Cold Chain Management and Associated Factors in Ezha District, Gurage Zone, Ethiopia

Table 4

Bivariable and multivariable analysis of knowledge on cold chain management among health professionals in Ezha district, Gurage zone, Ethiopia, 2016.

Variables	Level of knowledge		COR (95%, CI)	AOR (95%, CI)
	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory
Respondent place of work
Urban	24	17	0.79 (0.27, 2.38)
Rural	95	96	1
Sex
Male	59	43	1.69 (0.67, 4.57)
Female	60	70	1
Type of profession
HEW	13	42	1	1
Diploma nurses	66	37	1.43 (0.34, 5.6)	1.40 (0.50, 4.06)
BSC/HO	32	16	1.67 (0.65, 4.23)	2.40 (1.47, 14.4)
Midwifery	8	18	2.10 (0.68, 5.87)	1.20 (0.80, 4.52)
Work experience
6 months–2 yrs	20	24	1	1
2–4 years	58	51	2.60 (1.83, 6.40)	0.70 (0.32, 1.82)
4–6 years	25	13	1.20 (3.60, 8.00)	0.50 (0.27, 1.17)
≥6 years	16	25	3.00 (0.59, 16.12)	2.10 (1.80, 4.15)
Receiving training on EPI
Yes	59	18	2.80 (1.89, 6.76)	5.19 (2.68, 10.13)
No	60	95	1	1
Availability of functional refrigerators
Yes	87	75	2.70 (1.38, 3.70)
No	32	38	1
Used guidelines
Yes	80	50	0.61 (0.23, 1.61)	2.58 (1.47, 4.57)
No	39	63	1	1