Research Article

Attitudes of Healthcare Workers about Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Infection in Two Top-Ranked Tuberculosis Specialized Public Hospitals of Ethiopia

Table 4

Attitude predictor factors among HCWs about the nosocomial MDR-TB-IPC.

VariablesCategoryAttitude (%)P valueCOR (95% CI)P valueAOR (95% CI)
GoodPoor

GenderMale189 (90.9)19 (9.1)0.0010.2491
Female145 (82.4)31 (17.6)0.150.470 (0.25–0.86)0.67 (0.35–1.31)

Monthly income<500158 (71.6)23 (28.4)0.00110.3061
5001–700034 (87.2)5 (12.8)0.062.69 (0.94–7.75)0.2901.84 (0.596–5.66)
7001–900063 (92.6)5 (7.4)0.0024.99 (1.78–14.01)0.0323.34 (1.11-10.05)
9001–1100049 (89.1)6 (10.9)0.0183.24 (1.22–8.59)0.3881.60 (0.55–4.66)
>11000130 (92.2)11 (7.8)0.0014.69 (2.14–10.25)0.2971.65 (0.64–4.27)

Experience<3 years222 (84.4)41 (15.6)
≥3 years112 (92.6)9 (7.4)0.0312.29 (1.08–4.89)0.2491.63 (0.71–3.74)

Training receivedYes174 (94.6)10 (5.4)0.0014.35 (2.11–8.98)0.008 2.96 (1.32-6.62)
No160 (80.0)40 (20.0)0.00141

Knowledge levelPoor24 (63.2)14 (36.8)0.0010.0561
Good310 (89.6)36 (10.4)5.02 (2.38–10.57)2.35 (0.98–5.64)

value < 0.05; COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio.