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Table 3 factors associated with adequate knowledge of computer among health workers at Addis Ababa administrative hospitals Ethiopia, June 2010

From: Knowledge and utilization of computer among health workers in Addis Ababa hospitals, Ethiopia: computer literacy in the health sector

Predictor variable

Knowledge

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

 

Adequate

Inadequate

  

Sex

    

Male

49

26

2.02(1.02, 3.81)

1.51(0.66, 3.43)

Female

42

45

1.00

1.00

Age

    

≤ 25

27

11

3.66(1.59, 8.35)

2.30(0.69, 7.70)

26 – 29

31

11

4.19(1.85, 9.48)

2.81(0.99, 7.97)

≥ 30

33

49

1.00

1.00

Marital status

    

Never married

50

18

3.59(1.83, 7.06)

3.05(1.11, 8.39)*

Ever married

41

53

1.00

1.00

Monthly income

    

Low

50

18

0.11(0.05, 0.22)

0.26(0.11, 0.65)*

High

41

53

1.00

1.00

Job satisfaction

    

Very satisfied

17

7

2.80(1.01, 7.81)

1.98(0.59, 6.67)

Satisfied

48

34

1.63(0.82, 3.23)

2.67(1.12, 6.37)*

Unsatisfied

26

30

1.00

1.00

Field of study

    

MD & HO

22

2

5.92(1.07, 32.90)

3.24(0.20, 51.41)

Nurses

30

50

0.32(0.12, 0.90)

0.52(0.15, 1.80)

Laboratory & pharmacy

26

12

1.17(0.37, 3.67)

0.89(0.23, 3.40)

Others

13

7

1.00

1.00

Education

    

Greater than degree

20

2

9.72(2.19, 43.16)

0.75(0.05, 11.19)

Degree and diploma

71

69

1.00

1.00

Computer training

    

Trained

56

22

3.56(1.85, 6.87)

2.81(1.22, 6.43)*

Not

35

49

1.00

1.00

Owned computer

    

Owned

41

6

8.88(3.50, 22.58)

6.35(2.00, 20.18)*

Not

50

65

1.00

1.00

  1. MD Medical doctor, HO Health officer and others refers to environmental health, dentistry, radiography and physiotherapy.
  2. * Indicates significant at p <0.05.