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Table 3 knowledge towards RHD and its associated factors among nurses working in public and private cardiac centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2021

From: Rheumatic heart disease knowledge and associated factors among nurses working in cardiac centers at public and private hospitals of Addis Ababa: cross sectional study

Characteristics

Category

Knowledge towards RHD

P-value

COR (Lower and upper limit)

P-value

AOR (Lower and upper limit)

Poor n (%)

Good n (%)

Sex

Male

7(4.5%)

19(12.3%)

0.009*

3.5(1.37,8.89)

0.017*

4.6(1.33,16.04)

Female

72(46.8%)

56(36.4) %

 

1

 

1

Age

21–28 years

55(35.7%)

37(24%)

0.045*

.34(.116,.976)

0.995

1(0.16,6.23)

29–36 years

18(11.7%)

26(16.9%)

0.579

.72(.23,2.28)

0.861

1.16(.21,6.39)

 > 37 years

6(3.9%)

12(7.8%)

 

1

 

1

Work experience

 < 1 years

26(18.4%)

5(3.5%)

0.000*

.089(.027,.28)

0.001*

.057(.011,0.3)

years

31(22%)

41(29.1%)

0.23

.61(.26,1.397)

0.306

0.54(0.17,1.75)

 > 6 years

12(8.5%)

26(18.4%)

 

1

 

1

Monthly income

 < 4500 ETB

25(16.2%)

12(7.8%)

0.001*

.2(.076,0.52)

0.552

0.63(.137,2.89)

4501–7500

42(27.3%)

34(22.1%)

0.008*

.34(.15,.753)

0.251

.46(.125,1.722)

 > 7501 ETB

12(7.8%)

29(18.8%)

 

1

 

1

sore throat

Yes

15(9.7%)

37(24%)

0.00*

4.1(2.01,8.55)

0.001*

5.8(2.04,16.53)

No

64(41.6%)

38(24.7%)

 

1

 

1

Diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease

Yes

8(5.2%)

20(13%)

0.01*

3.2(1.3,7.87)

0.49

1.6(0.42,6.24)

No

71(46.1%)

55(35.7%)

 

1

 

1

Experience in managing RHD patients

Yes

39(25.3%)

53(34.4%)

0.008*

2.47(1.27,4.8)

0.22

1.8(0.69,4.82)

No

40(26%)

22(14.3%)

 

1

 

1

Learned formal education in your university about RHD?

Yes

57(37%)

66(42.9%)

0.017*

2.8(1.27,6.64)

0.039*

4.3(1.07,17.5)

No

37(14.3%)

9(5.6%)

 

1

 

1

Training on RHD

Yes

7(4.5%)

28(18.2%)

0.000*

6.1(2.47,15.1)

000*

10.9(2.93,40.6)

No

72(46.8%)

47(30.8%)

 

1

 

1

 > 7501 ETB

12(7.8%)

29(18.8%)

 

1

 

1

  1. 1: constant, *Significant at p-value of < 0.05