Table 4 Multivariate analysis. Factors predicting publication (N = 621)

Affiliation

 University

1

–

–

 Local Public Health institution

0.64

(0.22–1.85)

0.418

 Non universitari Hospitals

0.09

(0.03–0.33)

<0.001

 Other

0.91

(0.49–1.70)

0.773

Topics

 Food and nutrition

1

–

–

 Environment

1.24

(0.50–3.09)

0.638

 Health education

0.94

(0.42–2.13)

0.897

 Chronic disease

1.91

(0.80–4.60)

0.145

 Infectious disease

0.78

(0.34–1.80)

0.564

 Dental hygiene

10.52

(1.47–75.18)

0.019

 Hospital hygiene

0.77

(0.29–2.04)

0.600

 Miscellaneous

1.73

(0.67–4.42)

0.254

 Organization

0.71

(0.31–1.63)

0.419

 Vaccine

3.45

(1.32–9.00)

0.011

Abstract

 Oral

1

–

–

 Poster

0.60

(0.37–0.99)

0.044

First author gender

 Male

1

–

–

 Female

1.31

(0.86–1.99)

0.212

Study design

 Sperimental

1

–

–

 Observational descriptive

0.74

(0.36–1.52)

0.415

 Observational analytical

1.08

(0.56–2.08)

0.820

 Revision

1.12

(0.43–2.93)

0.820

Results

 Negative

1

–

–

 Positive

3.43

(1.03–11.4)

0.044

 Not evaluable

2.23

(0.61–8.17)

0.228

Total score

 Medium

1

–

–

 High

1.60

(0.94–2.72)

0.086

 Very high

2.72

(1.39–5.31)

0.003