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Table 4 Bivariate binary logistic regression analysis of factors associated with compliance to standard precaution practice in Dawuro zone, South west Ethiopia, 2016

From: Compliance with standard precaution practices and associated factors among health care workers in Dawuro Zone, South West Ethiopia, cross sectional study

Explanatory variables

Compliance to standard precaution practice

Good compliance

Poor compliance

COR (95%Cl)

p-value

Age category

 < 25 years

12 (4.8)

16 (6.4)

0.27 (0.12–0.63)

0.003

 25–30 Years

91 (36.4)

40 (16.0)

0.57 (0.32–0.92)

0.020

 ≥ 31 years

59 (23.6)

32 (12.8)

1

 

Sex

 Male

65 (26.0)

22 (8.8)

1

 

 Female

97 (38.8)

66 (26.4)

0.26 (0.15–0.45)

< 0.001

Profession

 Technical

85 (34.0)

7 (2.8)

11.46 (5.06–25.96)

< 0.001

 Non-Technical

77 (30.8)

81 (32.4)

1

 

Education Status

 Diploma and below

1 (0.4)

74 (29.6)

1

 

 Degree and above

161 (64.4)

14 (13.6)

43.5 (58.47–57.47)

0.051

Years of service delivery

 ≤ 5 years

61 (24.4)

66 (24.6)

1.85 (0.74–4.63)

0.19

 > 5 years

81 (32.4)

42 (16.8)

1

 

Level of health institutions

 Tarcha General hospital

62 (24.8)

43 (17.2)

0.68 (0.41–1.13)

0.34

 Gessa district hospital

36 (14.4)

11 (4.4)

0.68 (0.30–1.58)

0.38

 Health center

14 (45.6)

84 (38.4)

1

 

Hand hygiene practice

 Good

137 (54.8)

8 (3.2)

12.13 (6.88–21.37)

0.0001

 Poor

25 (10.0)

80 (32.0)

1

 

Handling sharps practice

 Good Practice

117 (46.8)

52 (20.8)

0.80 (0.50–1.28)

0.35

 Poor Practice

25 (10.0)

56 (22.4)

1

 

Instrument processing & waste mgt

 Good practice

184 (73.6)

18 (7.2)

0.01 (0.001–2.02)

0.41

 Poor practice

8 (3.2)

40 (16.0)

1

 

Availability of PPE

 Yes

100 (40.0)

50 (20.0)

0.29 (0.17;0.48)

0.0001

 No

62 (24.8)

38 (15.2)

1

 

Training on standard precautions

 Yes

93 (37.2)

27 (10.8)

3.47 (2.06;5.84)

0.0001

 No

69 (27.6)

61 (24.4)

1

 

Monitoring and Evaluation on standard precautions

 Yes

122 (48.8)

13 (5.2)

1.92 (0.98;3.78)

0.56

 No

40 (16.0)

75 (30.0)

1