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Table 6 Factors associated with practice of HEWs on drug provision in West Gojjam, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2016

From: Knowledge and practice of health extension workers on drug provision for childhood illness in west Gojjam, Amhara, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Practice

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Age

18–25

129

77

1

1

 

26–33

102

39

1.6 (0.98, 2.48)

1.2 (0.76, 2.05)

Education

10 + 1

66

37

1

1

 

10 + 2

15

8

1.1 (0.41, 2.71)

1.2 (0.430, 3.46)

 

10 + 3

117

64

1.0 (0.61, 1.70)

1.1 (0.65, 1.94)

 

10 + 4

38

5

4.3 (1.54, 11.76)*

3.1 (1.08, 8.81)*

Work Experience in yeas

1–3

52

28

1

1

4–6

39

23

0.91 (0.46, 1.82)

0.76 (0.35,1.65)

7–9

63

24

1.4 (0.73,2.728)

0.97 (0.44, 2.15)

10–12

76

28

1.5 (0.78, 2.75)

0.73 (0.32, 1.67)

Other

7

15

0.25 (0.09, 0.69)*

0.28 (0.08, 0.94)*

Training

Yes

231

101

1

1

No

6

17

0.15 (0.006, 0.403)*

0.11 (0.11, 0.90)*

Supervision

Yes

236

111

  

No

1

7

0.01 (0.01, 0.55)*

0.41 (0.02, 10.30)

Frequency of supervision

1 month

63

19

1

1

3 months

157

76

0.64 (0.36, 1.2)

0.66 (0.36, 1.21)

6 months

16

18

0.27 (0.11, 0.62)*

0.32 (0.13, 0.80)*

National guideline

Yes

234

106

1

1

No

3

12

0.11 (0.03, 0.41)*

0.15 (0.04,0.59)*

Patient registration book

Yes

231

110

  

No

6

8

0.36 (0.12, 1.05)

0.35 (0.11, 1.10)

  1. COR Crude Odds Ratio; AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI Confidence Interval, * statistically significant at P < 0.05