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Table 3 Factors associated with concept of defence medicine among Sudanese doctors working in obstetrics and gynaecology, 2015, using univariate and multivariate analyses

From: Concept of defensive medicine and litigation among Sudanese doctors working in obstetrics and gynecology

Variable

Univariate analyses

Multivariate analyses

 

OR

95 % CI

P-value

OR

95 % CI

P-value

Duration of work ≥ 5 year

0.9

0.9–1.0

0.017

0.9

0.9–1.0

0.154

Qualification, consultant

1.9

1.1–3.1

0.009

1.6

0.9–2.8

0.081

Place of work, teaching hospital

0.6

1.0–2.0

0.409

0.4

1.0–1.6

0.217

Area of blame culture

1.3

0.5–2.8

0.509

1.4

0.6–3.3

0.372

  1. Abbreviations: OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval