From: A survey of community members' perceptions of medical errors in Oman
Independent Variable | N | Univariate | Multivariate | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Odds Ratio [95% CI] | p-value | Odds Ratio [95% CI] | p-value |
Age | 212 | 0.94 [0.91–0.96] | <0.001 | 0.96 [0.93–0.99] | 0.045 |
Male gender | 112 | 0.63 [0.32–1.22] | 0.169 | 0.82 [0.36–1.85] | 0.629 |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Illiterate | 35 | Ref |  |  |  |
   Preparatory | 147 | 4.20 [1.92–9.19] | <0.001 | 1.70 [0.61–4.77] | 0.314 |
   Secondary & above | 30 | 8.50 [2.17–33.3] | 0.002 | 1.58 [0.28–8.88] | 0.603 |
Married | 148 | 0.33 [0.14–0.79] | 0.012 | 0.45 [0.15–1.31] | 0.144 |
Family income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <200 | 66 | Ref |  |  |  |
   200–500 | 102 | 2.19 [1.08–4.43] | 0.029 | 1.99 [0.87–4.55] | 0.104 |
   >500 | 44 | 5.35 [1.70–16.8] | 0.004 | 4.73 [1.37–16.4] | 0.014 |