Crude and adjusted ORs for participation in CME by health professionals
| Participation in CME for doctors (n=1587) | Crude OR (95% CI) | p Value | Adjusted OR* (95% CI) | p Value |
| Age | 1.08 (1.06 to 1.11) | <0.01 | 1.04 (1.02 to 1.07) | <0.01 |
| Female | 1.86 (1.24 to 2.79) | <0.01 | 1.72 (1.12 to 2.63) | 0.01 |
| Graduate degree or above | 1.45 (1.02 to 2.08) | 0.04 | – | – |
| GP specialty | 4.24 (2.69 to 6.67) | <0.01 | 2.97 (1.83 to 4.81) | <0.01 |
| Years working in occupation | 1.07 (1.04 to 1.09) | <0.01 | – | – |
| Senior or intermediate job title (junior title as reference) | 4.22 (2.74 to 6.48) | <0.01 | 2.16 (1.31 to 3.56) | <0.01 |
| Participation in CME for nurses (n=1683) | ||||
| Age | 1.09 (1.06 to 1.11) | <0.01 | – | |
| Graduate degree or above | 3.29 (2.10 to 5.16) | <0.01 | 2.85 (1.79 to 4.55) | <0.01 |
| Years working in occupation | 1.10 (1.07 to 1.13) | <0.01 | 1.08 (1.05 to 1.11) | <0.01 |
| Senior or intermediate job title (junior title as reference) | 1.59 (1.06 to 2.11) | <0.01 | 2.16 (1.17 to 4.00) | 0.01 |
↵*Adjusted for age, gender, medical specialty, years working in the CHC, job title and education level.
aOR, adjusted OR; CHC, community health centre; CME, continuous medical education; GP, general practitioner.