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Table 10 Socio demographic characteristics and determinant variables related to the knowledge and practice of ECP

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraceptive pills among community pharmacy practitioners working in Kathmandu Valley: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Practice Odd Ratio (95% CI)

Knowledge Odd Ratio (95% CI)

 

COR (95% CI)

p-value

AOR (95% CI)

p-value

COR (95% CI)

p-value

AOR (95% CI)

p-value

Age

  < 20

1

0.000*

1

0.514

1

0.000*

1

0.044*

 20–29

4.848 (2.036–11.547)

0.000*

2.538 (0.808–7.970)

0.111

11.824 (3.827–36.536)

0.000*

4.779 (1.179–19.372)

0.028*

 30–39

6.709

(2.419–18.606)

0.000*

3.332 (0.761–14.591)

0.110

25.625

(7.256–90.492)

0.000*

14.775 (2.456–88.862)

0.003*

 40–49

36.000

(4.236–305.916)

0.001*

5.407 (0.360–81.146)

0.222

65.625

(10.915–394.550)

0.000*

27.030

(2.043–357.546)

0.012*

 Greater and equal to 50

26.182 (3.034–225.902)

0.003*

4.142 (0.284–60.418)

0.299

20.313 (4.357–94.697)

0.000*

10.048

(0.971–103.951)

0.053

Gender

 Male

1

0.558

–

–

1

0.157

–

–

 Female

0.835 (0.456–1.527)

 

–

–

0.671 (0.386–1.166)

0.157

–

–

Religion

 Hindu

1

0.379

–

–

1

0.381

–

–

 Buddhist

0.793 (0.342–1.837)

0.589

–

–

0.608 (0.284–1.303)

0.201

–

–

 Muslim

0.155 (0.014–1.751)

0.132

–

–

0.236 (0.021–2.658)

0.243

–

–

 Christian

0.310 (0.019–5.062)

0.411

–

–

0.473 (0.029–7.687)

0.599

–

–

Degree

 B Pharmacy

1

0.15

–

–

1

0.001*

1

0.040*

 CMA

0.339 (0.126–0.911)

0.032

–

–

0.115 (0.040–0.330)

0.000*

0.122 (0.027–0.537)

0.005*

 D Pharmacy

0.837 (0.367–1.909)

0.672

–

–

0.296 (0.125–0.701)

0.006*

0.261 (0.080–0.848)

0.025*

 M Pharmacy

1.315 (0.254–6.807)

0.744

–

–

0.367 (0.091–1.482)

0.159

0.494 (0.079–3.087)

0.451

 Others

0.518 (0.201–1.338)

0.174

–

–

0.202 (0.075–0.539)

0.001*

0.128 (0.026–0.629)

0.011*

Years of Experience

  < 5 years

1

0.006*

1

0.624

1

0.012*

1

0.375

 5–10 years

1.100 (0.557–2.173)

0.783

0.648 (0.245–1.714)

0.382

1.684 (0.871–3.256)

0.121

0.701 (0.234–2.098)

0.525

  > 10 years

5.872 (1.967–17.527)

0.002*

1.064 (0.200–5.675)

0.942

3.048 (1.425–6.516)

0.004*

0.292 (0.052–1.641)

0.162

Location of Pharmacy

 Inside city

1

0.023*

1

0.931

1

0.001*

1

0.216

 Near Hospital

0.687(0.342–1.381)

0.292

0.940 (0.386–2.293)

0.892

0.619 (0.328–1.168)

0.139

0.462 (0.192–1.116)

0.086

 Periphery

0.323 (0.145–0.723)

0.006*

1.180 (0.378–3.687)

0.775

0.234 (0.107–0.515)

0.000*

0.590 (0.164–2.116)

0.418

District of Pharmacy

 Kathmandu

1

0.000*

1

0.000*

1

0.000*

1

0.000*

 Lalitpur

0.049 (0.021–0.116)

0.000*

0.062 (0.024–0.164)

0.000*

0.089 (0.089–0.203)

0.000*

0.079 (0.024–0.260)

0.000*

 Bhaktapur

0.044 (0.015–0.130)

0.000*

0.069 (0.021–0.230)

0.000*

0.012 (0.002–0.090)

0.000*

0.010 (0.001–0.125)

0.000*

  1. Abbreviation: COR Crude Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio and * indicates statistically significant at p-value less than 0.05
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