Nurses’ Knowledge, Perceived Practice, and their Associated Factors regarding Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) Prevention in Amhara Region Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Bivariable and Multivariable analysis of factors associated with nurses’ knowledge regarding prevention of DVT working in Amhara region comprehensive specialized hospitals, 2021 (n = 412).

Variables	Knowledge		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	p value
	Good	Poor
	N	N
Age
≤25 years	13	14	0.654 (0.270, 1.583)	1.725 (.591, 5.029)
26–30 years	99	82	0.851 (0.493, 1.467)	1.470 (.711, 3.042)	0.298
31–35 years	73	56	0.918 (0.516, 1.635)	1.457 (0.737, 2.879)	0.278
≥36 years	44	31	1	1	1
Sex
Male	116	94	0.972 (0.659, 1.434)	1.073 (0.69, 1.699)	0.755
Female	113	89	1	1	1
Marital status
Single	86	86	1	1	1
Married	133	90	1.475(0.989, 2.207)	1.210 (.739, 1.980)	0.448
Others	10	7	1.429 (0.520, 3.926)	1.282 (0.404, 4.070)	0.674
Working hospital
UoGCSH	53	45	0.892 (0.464, 1.716)	.644 (0.311, 1.334)	0.236
TGCSH	46	31	1.124 (0.563, 2.243)	1.489 (.696, 3.185)	0.305
FHCSH	63	57	0.837 (0.445,1.574)	0.770 (.377, 1.569)	0.471
DTCSH	34	25	1.030 (0.495, 2.144)	0.980 (.444, 2.166)	0.961
DMCSH	33	25	1	1	1
Working ward
Medical	64	23	3.92 (1.995, 8.595)	3.175 (1.417,7.113)	0.005
Surgical	73	47	2.19 (1.066, 4.511)	1.872 (0.88,3.943)	0.099
ICU	39	50	1.10 (0.521, 2.329)	0.966 (0.448,2.083)	0.930
Emergency	36	39	1.30 (0.604, 2.811)	1.092 (0.496,2.406)	0.827
Gyn-obs	17	24	1	1	1
Educational status
Masters	45	33	3.117 (1.152, 8.433)	3.48 (1.223, 9.898)	0.019
BSc degree	177	134	3.019 (1.208, 7.547)	3.248 (1.245, 8.469)	0.016
Diploma	7	16	1	1	1
Work experience
≥11 years	39	16	2.356(1.227, 4.524)	2.109(1.069,4.162)	0.031
6–10 years	100	80	1.208 (0.797, 1.832)	1.248 (0.806, 1.931)	0.321
1–5 years	90	87	1	1	1
Attend training on prevention of DVT
Yes	101	52	1.988 (1.314, 3.007)	1.598 (1.034, 2.47)	0.035
No	128	131	1	1	1
Availability of guideline/protocol
Yes	84	57	1.281 (0.848, 1.934)	1.110 (.810, 2.117)	0.271
No	145	126	1	1	1
Reading professional literature related to DVT
Yes	125	96	1.091 (0.622, 1.356)	0.879 (0.555, 1.392)	0.583
No	104	87	1	1	1

Significant at P < 0.05.