Table 6 Bi-variable and multivariable logistic regression analysis result of KAP towards bioethics and factors associated among healthcare professionals, Maharashtra, India (n = 2143)

 < 35

2.25 (1.77, 2.86)

1.5(1.13, 3.5)*

1.95 (1.17, 3.62)

1.44 (1.10, 3.02)

1.89 (1.53, 2.32)

1.54 (1.17. 2.03)*

 35 – 50

1.318(1.01, 1.62)

1.01(0.61, 1.24)

1.20 (0.86, 2.31)

0.99 (0.56, 1.77)

0.96 (0.78, 1.26)

0.86 (0.62, 0.57)

 >50

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

Sex

 Female

1.33 (1.11, 1.6)

1.20(0.68, 2.34)

1.61 (1.25, 4.02)

1.13 (0.87, 4.13)

1.21 (1.01, 1.46)

1.34 (1.09, 2.55)

 Male

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

Health profession

 Physician

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

 Nurse

1.75 (1.41, 2.37)

1.36(1.17, 2.59)*

1.87 (1.29, 3.26)

1.51 (1.09, 2.88)*

9.34 (2.39, 25.9)

3.61 (2.67, 4.71)*

 Dentist

0.29 (0.19, 0.38

0.71(0.50, 0.94)*

2.81 (1.53, 6.41)

1.99 (1.27, 4.05)*

3.38 (1.34, 7.20)

1.49 (1.08, 2.21)*

 PT

0.21 (0.11, 0.71)

0.47 (0.16, 0.72)*

0.32 (0.18, 0.76)

0.54 (0.21, 0.79)

0.16 (0.10, 0.49)

0.51 (0.27, 0.97)*

 OT

0.15 (0.1, 0.54)

0.26 (0.12, 0.63)

0.40 (0.31, 0.87)

1.21 (0.55, 3.02)

0.23 (0.19, 0.66)

0.60 (0.13, 0.91)*

Work place

 Governmental

1 ref

1 ref

1ref

1 ref

1 ref

 Private

0.59 (0.23, 0.89)

0.33 (0.15, 0.69)

4.12 (3.4, 4.94)

2.75 (1.19, 5.72)*

7.54 (2.41, 16.4)

5.1 (1.49, 27.6)**

 Others (NGO)

0.90 (0.43, 1.20)

0.97 (0.81, 1.23)

4.43 (1.86, 10.53)

1.97 (1.69, 3.02)*

10.2 (2.4, 13.4)

3.9 (1.07, 22.4)**

Qualification

 Under graduate

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

 Post-graduate

5.51(3.5, 13.8)

2.6 (1.91, 5.63)**

1.52 (1.08, 6.33)

1.69 (1.48, 4.57)*

0.40 (0.34, 0.49)

0.49 (0.12, 0.73)

 Super-specialty

1.85(1.21, 2.71)

1.5 (1.19, 3.21)**

4.5 (2.64, 8.15)

3.20 (1.25, 7.81)*

0.92 (0.87, 1.99)

0.33 (0.08, 0.94)

Region of practice

*

 Konkan

0.39(0.28, 0.56)

0.76 (0.59, 2.01)

1.68 (1.34, 9.26)

1.05 (0.78, 1.66)

2.72 (1.07, 2.03)

1.64 (1.13, 2.95)

 Marathwada

4.93(3.25, 7.57)

2.78 (1.34, 6.3)

1.37 (0.95, 2.33)

1.24 (1.04, 3.11)

1.94 (1.64, 3.71)

1.89 (0.98, 5.23)

 Nashik

0.29(0.21, 0.39)

0.22 (0.10, 0.74)

6.94 (2.40, 11.21)

4.01 (1.98, 12.37)

0.31 (0.16, 0.69)

0.56 (0.13, 0.87)*

 Pune

1.69(1.21, 0.39)

1.30 (1.09. 2.13)

2.73 (1.68, 9.13)

1.84 (1.16, 3.96)

0.45 (0.34, 0.70)

0.73 (0.20, 0.91)*

 Vidarbha

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

Work experience

 < 5

3.67(2.5, 5.3)

1.75 (1.41, 3.01)

3.98 (1.29, 5.32)

2.69(1.59, 2.95

2.29 (1.69, 3.10)

1.49 (1.31, 2.99)*

 5 –10

1.05 (0.87, 1.17)

0.56 (0.12, 0.97)

4.15 (3.28, 5.18)

3.01 (1.17, 7.51)

1.50 (1.06, 2.38)

1.48 (1.07, .09)*

 11 – 15

1.25 (1.01, 1.36)

1.01 (0.45, 2.13)

1.74 (0.98, 1.54)

1.08 (0.58, 1.84)

4.04 (3.17, 5.66)

2.87 (1.96, 4.21)*

 16 – 20

1.61 (1.10, 1.96)

1.19 (0.85, 1.69)

0.41 (0.20, 0.81)

0.33 (0.15, 0.79)

0.83 (0.60, 1.13)

0.97 (0.59, 1.62)

 >20

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

1 ref

Knowledge

 Adequate

2.78 (1.67, 3.51)

2.16 (1.45, 3.21)*

 Inadequate

1 ref

1 ref

Attitude

 Positive

0.92 (0.18, 1.67)

0.97 (0.59, 1.62)

 Negative

1 ref

1 ref