Table 3 Determinants of nurses’ attitudes towards mental health patients and mental health care

Sex

-0.596

1.842

0.747

 Male (ref)

 Female

Age

0.186

0.093

0.048

Job experience

0.040

0.090

0.656

Subdistrict

0.662

1.306

0.613

 Urban (ref)

 Rural

Job category

7.745

1.652

 < 0.001

 Professional nurse (ref)

 Enrolled/assistant nurse

Mental health knowledge score

0.154

0.208

0.459

Prior mental health in-service training

3.219

1.468

0.029

 Yes (ref)

 No

Referred patients for mental health care

-0.420

1.799

0.816

 Yes (ref)

 No

Constant

21.364

7.652

0.006