Knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors of health professionals towards podoconiosis in Gamo zone, Ethiopia, 2019

Table 5 Multivariable logistic regression analysis of knowledge status of health professionals towards podoconiosis in Gamo zone, 2019

Variables	Category	Knowledge status			COR(95%CI), p-value	AOR(95%CI)	P-value
Variables	Category	Good	Poor	Total	COR(95%CI), p-value	AOR(95%CI)	P-value
Trained on LMMDP	Yes	17	1	18	Reference		0.50
	No	229	73	302	0.185(0.024, 1.41), 0.103	0.484(0.058, 4.032)
	Total	246	74	320
Sex	Male	164	41	205	Reference
	Female	82	33	115	0.621(0.366, 1.055), 0.078	0.803(0.434, 1.485)	0.485
	Total	246	74	320
Profession	BSc nurse	52	6	58	9.967(3.537, 28.08), 0.001	11.44(3.79, 34.547)	0.001**
	Health officer	54	3	57	20.7(5.597, 76.56), 0.001	24.977(6.412, 97.25)	0.001**
	Diploma nurse	120	42	162	3.286(1.64, 6.58), 0.001	3.522(1.65, 7.5)	0.001**
	Others*	20	23	43	Reference
	Total	246	74	320
Service year	1–4	82	47	129	Reference
	5–9	106	20	126	3.038(1.67, 5.52), 0.001	3.124(1.612, 6.05)	0.001**
	10 and above year	58	7	65	4.749(2.01, 11.249), 0.001	4.4(1.769, 10.951)	0.001**
	Total	246	74	320
Address of health facility	Rural	175	64	239	Reference
	Urban	71	10	81	2.597(1.262, 5.341), 0.01	0.938(0.358, 2.45)	0.896
	Total	246	74	320
Attitude	Unfavorable	95	45	140	Reference
	Favorable	151	29	180	2.466(1.448, 4.2), 0.001	2.63(1.448, 4.78)	0.002**
	Total			320

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