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Table 3 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with MAER at GURH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015 (n = 282)

From: Medication administration error reporting and associated factors among nurses working at the University of Gondar referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015

Explanatory variables

MAER

COR (95 % CI)

AOR (95 % CI)

P-value

Yes N (%)

No N (%)

Sex

 Male

38 (23.8)

122 (76.2)

0.55 (1.078,3.043)

  

 Female

44 (36.1)

78 (63.9)

1

  

Age

 20–24

10 (22.7)

34 (77.3)

1

  

 25–34

52 (27.4)

138 (72.6)

1.28 (0.360,1.1.692)

  

 35–44

15 (45.5)

18 (54.5)

2.83 (1.132,5.943)

  

 >/=45

5 (33.3)

10 (66.7)

1.7 (0.163,2.125)

  

Educational status

 Diploma

11 (16.4)

56 (83.6)

1

1

 

 BSc and above

71 (33)

144 (67)

2.51 (2.188,9.775)

1.38 (4.009,11.128)

<0.001

Work experience in year

 </=4

39 (24.7)

119 (75.3)

1

  

 5–10

23 (29.9)

54 (70.1)

1.30 (0.419,1.412)

  

 11–15

5 (71.4)

2 (28.6)

7.63 (0.024,0.703)

  

 >/=16

15 (37.5)

25 (62.5)

1.83 (0.262,1.139)

  

Disagreement over time - error definition

 Agree

38 (33.1)

89 (66.9)

1

1

1

 Disagree

44 (25)

111 (75)

0.93 (0.201,0.778)

0.44 (0.468, 0.990)

<0.001

Administrative reason

 Agree

47 (33.1)

95 (66.9)

1

1

1

 Disagree

35 (25)

105 (75)

0.67 (0.401,0.978)

0.35 (0.168, 0.710)

0.004

Fear reason

 Agree

40 (26)

87 (74)

1

1

1

 Disagree

43 (31.6)

112 (68.4)

0.84 (0.451,0.767)

0.39 (0.257, 0.838)

0.006