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Table 5 Factors associated with health professionals’ attitude towards patients’ confidentiality (N = 410)

From: Health professionals' knowledge and attitude towards patient confidentiality and associated factors in a resource-limited setting: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Attitude

COR (CI 95%)

AOR (CI 95%)

P value

Favorable (%)

Unfavorable (%)

Sex

     

 Male

144(35.1)

127(31.0)

1.53(1.01–2.32)

1.04(0.65–1.67)

0.844

 Female

59(14.4)

80(19.5)

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Age

     

  ≤  24 Years

56(13.7)

45(11.0)

1.29(0.66–2.49)

1.64(0.73–3.67)

0.228

 25–34 Years

120(29.3)

134(32.7)

0.92(0.51–1.66)

1.02(0.51–2.04)

0.939

  ≥ 35 Years

27(6.6)

28(6.8)

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1

 

Work experience

     

  > 5 years

71(17.3)

55(13.4)

1.48(0.97–2.26)

1.40(0.84–2.32)

0.191

 ≤ 5 years

132(32.2)

152(37.1)

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Educational level

     

 MSc and specialist

24(5.9)

13(3.2)

1.90(0.89–4.07)

2.17(0.82–5.74)

0.117

 Medical doctor

15(3.7)

13(3.2)

1.19(0.52–2.70)

1.32(0.49–3.55)

0.575

 BSc degree

102(24.9)

117(28.5)

0.90(0.58–1.39)

0.89(0.48–1.65)

0.721

 Diploma

62(15.1)

64(15.6)

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Training on medical ethics

     

 Yes

105(25.6)

85(20.7)

1.53(1.04–2.27)

2.30(1.42–3.72)

0.001*

 No

98(23.9)

122(29.8)

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Direct contact with the patients

     

 Yes

195(47.6)

190(46.3)

2.18(0.91–5.17)

3.06(1.12–8.34)

0.029*

 No

8(2.0)

17(4.1)

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Numbers of patient served per day

     

  > 40 patients

99(24.1)

66(16.1)

2.77(1.72–4.45)

4.38(2.46–7.80)

0.000*

 30–40 patients

58(14.1)

56(13.7)

1.91(1.14–3.19)

1.96(1.12–3.43)

0.017*

  < 30 patient

46(11.2)

85(20.7)

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Numbers of ethical dilemma faced daily

     

  > 2 Times

19(4.6)

5(1.2)

4.17(1.52–11.39)

3.56(1.23–10.26)

0.019*

  ≤  2 Times

184(44.9)

202(49.3)

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Income (Ethiopian birr)

     

  > 6000

147(35.9)

159(38.8)

0.48(0.21–1.08)

0.41(0.15–1.12)

0.083

 3000–6000

37(9.0)

38(9.3)

0.51(0.21–1.24)

0.44(0.16–1.19)

0.110

  < 3000

19(4.6)

10(2.4)

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Knowledge

     

 Good

132(32.2)

113(27.6)

1.54(1.03–2.30)

1.36(0.88–2.11)

0.166

 Poor

71(17.3)

94(22.9)

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  1. *Significance at p < 0.05