Table 2 Factors affecting HWs’ knowledge of COBID-19 in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2020
Variables | Knowledge on COVID-19 | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Good | Poor | |||
Age | ||||
< 34 | 150 (37.7) | 37 (9.3) | 2.58 (1.64–4.06) | 2.14 (1.25–3.62) |
≥ 34 | 129 (32.4) | 82 (20.6) | 1 | 1 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 156 (39.2) | 75 (18.8) | 0.74 (0.48–1.16) | 0.60 (0.25–1.06) |
Female | 123 (31.0) | 44 (11.0) | 1 | 1 |
Residence | ||||
Rural | 140 (35.1) | 85 (21.4) | 0.41 (0.25–0.64) | 0.44 (0.26–0.70) |
Urban | 139 (35.0) | 34 (8.5) | 1 | 1 |
Family size | ||||
≤ 4 | 197 (49.5) | 90 (22.6) | 0.77 (0.47–1.27) | 0.56 (0.24–1.15) |
> 4 | 82 (20.6) | 29 (7.3) | 1 | 1 |
Working experience | ||||
≤ 5 years | 115 (29.0) | 44 (11.0) | 1.20 (0.77–1.86) | 0.86 (0.46–1.24) |
> 5 years | 164 (41.2) | 75 (18.8) | 1 | 1 |
HWs’ health facility | ||||
Health center | 154 (38.7) | 89 (22.3) | 1.15 (0.76–1.75) | 0.85 (0.52–1.45) |
Hospital | 93 (23.4) | 62 (15.6) | 1 | 1 |
Trained in infection prevention | ||||
Yes | 117 (29.4) | 34 (8.5) | 1.81 (1.14–2.87) | 2.4 (1.36–4.21) |
No | 162 (40.7) | 85 (21.4) | 1 | 1 |
TV is my information source | ||||
Yes | 169 (42.5) | 70 (17.6) | 1.10 (0.69–1.67) | 0.78 (0.35–1.35) |
No | 110 (27.6) | 49 (12.3) | 1 | 1 |
Got information from social media | ||||
Yes | 194 (48.7) | 65 (16.3) | 1.90 (1.22–2.95) | 2.51 (1.42–4.53) |
No | 85 (21.4) | 54 (13.6) | 1 | |
Presence of IP guideline | ||||
Yes | 132 (33.0) | 27 (7.0) | 3.1 (1.88–4.99) | 2.82 (1.64–4.62) |
No | 147 (37.0) | 92 (23.0) | 1 | |
High workload | ||||
Yes | 112 (28.0) | 55 (14.0) | 0.78 (0.51–1.20) | 0.82 (0.53–1.14) |
No | 167 (42.0) | 64 (16.0) | 1 | 1 |