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Table 5 Factors associated with adequate computer utilization 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

Utilization

 

AOR (95% CI)

 

Adequate

Inadequate

COR (95% CI)

 

Sex

    

Male

26

88

3.201(1.53, 6.68)

3.06(1.13, 8.27)*

Female

12

130

1.00

1.00

Age

    

≤ 25

5

50

0.54(0.19, 1.52)

2.30(0.69, 7.70)

26 – 29

13

60

1.17(0.54, 2.52)

2.81(0.99, 7.97)

≥ 30

20

108

1.00

1.00

Monthly income

    

Low

4

159

0.05(0.02, 0.17)

0.18(0.05, 0.71)*

High

34

59

1.00

1.00

Job satisfaction

    

very satisfied

8

34

2.80(0.94, 8.30)

1.98(0.59, 6.67)

Satisfied

23

101

2.70(1.10, 6.61)

3.41(1.08, 10.76)*

Unsatisfied

7

83

1.00

1.00

Field of study

    

MD & HO

20

16

4.46(1.54, 12.95)

1.59(0.28, 9.02)

Nurses

5

130

0.137(0.40, 0.47)

0.18(0.42, 0.80)*

laboratory & pharmacy

6

47

0.46(0.14, 1.50)

0.89(0.23, 3.40)

Others

7

25

1.00

1.00

Level of education

    

Above BSc

17

11

15.23(6.31, 36.78)

0.93(0.18, 4.96)

BSc and below

21

207

1.00

1.00

owned computer

    

Owned

25

38

9.11(4.28, 19.40)

7.19(2.59, 19.99)*

not

13

180

1.00

1.00

  1. MD Medical doctor; HO Health officer, & others include environmental health, dentistry, physiotherapy & radiography.
  2. * Indicates significant at p-value <0.05.