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Table 5 Factors associated with nurse’s knowledge towards the care of the older people in bivariable and multivariable logistic regression at public hospitals in West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 411)

From: Knowledge, attitude, and associated factors towards older people care among nurses working at public hospitals in West Shoa zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia

Variables

Knowledge

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

Good

Poor

Age

 20–25 years

15

69

1.0

1.0

 

 26–30 years

48

83

2.66(1.37, 5.15)

2.12(1.03, 4.34) *

0.040

  > 30 years

90

106

3.90(2.09, 7.29)

2.37(1.18, 4.75) *

0.015

Work experience

  < =2 years

23

103

1.0

1.0

 

 3–5 years

71

113

2.81(1.63, 4.83)

2.22(1.08, 4.56) *

0.029

  > 5 years

59

42

6.29(3.45, 11.47)

3.00(1.21, 7.41) *

0.017

Level of education

 Diploma

6

43

1.0

1.0

 

 BSc and above

147

215

4.90(2.03, 11.80)

3.57(1.40, 9.09) *

0.007

Ever lived with the older people

 Yes

101

112

2.53(1.67, 3.83)

2.14(1.34, 3.42) *

0.001

 No

52

146

1.0

1.0

 

Care of older people in clinical practice

 Yes

98

126

1.86(1.23, 2.81)

1.53(0.95, 2.46)

0.075

 No

55

132

1.0

1.0

 

Monthly income ETB

  < 6200

36

130

1.0

1.0

 

 6200–8017

87

109

2.88(1.81, 4.58)

1.10(0.57, 2.13)

0.756

 8018–9056

14

9

5.61(2.25, 14.02)

1.65(0.49, 5.60)

0.415

  > 9056

16

10

5.77(2.41, 13.82)

2.03(0.65, 6.28)

0.217

Working unit/ward

 MW

29

44

1.72(0.78, 3.80)

1.47(0.61, 3.51)

0.386

 AICU

15

13

3.01(1.13, 8.03)

3.03(1.03, 8.91) *

0.043

 OPD

40

51

2.05(0.95, 4.39)

1.56(0.67, 3.65)

0.299

 EM

18

34

1.38(0.58, 3.26)

1.28(0.49, 3.31)

0.605

 OR

17

37

1.23(0.50, 2.83)

1.18(0.45, 3.04)

0.731

 SW

21

45

1.22(0.53, 2.77)

1.02(0.41, 2.54)

0.952

 GynW

13

34

1.0

1.0

 
  1. COR Crude Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, 1 Reference, *significant at p–value <=0.05, CI confidence interval