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Table 4 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with senior physicians compared to junior physicians

From: Physicians’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions concerning antibiotic resistance: a survey in a Ghanaian tertiary care hospital

Age

Adjusted OR

P-value

Knowledge of CRE

2.35 (1.18–4.93)

0.012

Patients at the hospital are at risk of VRE

1.71 (0.73–3.42)

0.027

Knowledge of VRE

4.63 (1.51–8.22)

0.001

Patients at the hospital are at risk of VRE

3.11 (1.42–5.81)

0.071

Patients at the hospital are at risk of ESBLs

2.33 (1.24–6.11)

0.093

ESBL-producers>MRSA>CRE > VRE

2.06 (1.46–9.81)

0.213

Knowledge of ESBLs

2.61 (1.92–9.81)

0.059

Have previously managed MRSA infections

1.83 (1.01–3.91)

0.067

  1. Adjusted for significant terms (P < 0.05) in bivariable comparisons
  2. OR odds ratio, MRSA methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, ESBLs extended-spectrum beta-lactamases, CRE carbapenem resistant enterobacteria, VRE vancomycin resistant enterococcus species