Factors associated with the self-reported practice of health workers regarding the prevention and control of MDR-TB at Gondar University Referral Hospital and Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
| Variables | Practice | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Yes | No | |||
| Working site | ||||
| Internal medicine | 29 | 50 | 3.21 (1.71 to 6.04) | 4.64 (1.99 to 10.81) |
| Surgery | 5 | 41 | 0.67 (0.24 to 1.88) | 1.11 (0.33 to 3.74) |
| Gynaecology and obstetrics | 11 | 32 | 1.90 (0.84 to 4.28) | 2.57 (0.95 to 6.99) |
| Paediatrics | 5 | 47 | 0.59 (0.21 to 1.63) | 3.85 (1.11 to 13.34) |
| OPD and others | 24 | 133 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| <25 | 13 | 117 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 26–30 | 43 | 146 | 2.65 (1.36 to 5.16) | 2.70 (1.27 to 5.76) |
| >30 | 18 | 40 | 4.05 (1.82 to 9.00) | 4.42 (1.77 to 11.00) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 34 | 195 | 1.00 | |
| Female | 40 | 108 | 0.47 (0.28 to 0.78) | |
| Profession | ||||
| Doctor of Medicine | 8 | 51 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Nurse | 48 | 150 | 2.04 (0.90 to 4.60) | 4.49 (1.03 to 19.47) |
| Medical laboratory | 7 | 37 | 1.20 (0.40 to 3.62) | 5.21 (0.86 to 31.51) |
| Other health professionals | 11 | 67 | 1.07 (0.44 to 2.88) | 2.20 (0.25 to10.73) |
| Educational level | 1.00 | |||
| Diploma | 27 | 48 | 0.32 (0.18 to 0.58) | |
| BSc | 40 | 219 | 0.31 (0.12 to 0.81) | |
| Residence/masters and above | 7 | 39 | ||
| Staff categories | ||||
| Teaching staff | 13 | 43 | 1.28 (0.65 to 2.54) | |
| Hospital staff | 61 | 260 | 1.00 | |
| Working experience (year) | ||||
| <3 | 21 | 118 | 0.76 (0.41 to 1.41) | |
| 03June | 25 | 65 | 1.64 (0.88 to 3.05) | |
| >6 | 28 | 120 | 1.00 | |
| Knowledge on MDR | 20 | 129 | 0.50 (0.28 to 0.88) | |
| Good | 54 | 174 | 1.00 | |
| Poor | ||||
COR, crude odds ratio; MDR multidrug-resistant; MDR-TB, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; OPD, outpatient departments.