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 6

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

Variables	Practice		COR	AOR	p value
	Good	Poor
	N	N
Age
≤25 years	6	21	0.301 (0.270,1.583)	0.468 (0.145,1.489)	0.204
26–30 years	91	90	1.038 (0.493,1.467)	1.689 (.817,3.493)	0.178
31–35 years	67	62	1.101 (0.516,1.635)	1.494 (.768,3.011)	0.248
≥36 years	37	38	1	1	1
Sex
Male	98	112	0.841 (0.571, 1.238)	0.825 (529, 1.286)	0.396
Female	103	99	1	1	1
Marital status
Single	77	95	1	1	1
Married	118	105	1.387 (0.930, 2.067)	0.954 (.574, 1.555)	0.852
Others	6	11	0.673 (0.238, 1.902)	0.553 (0.160, 1.915)	0.350
Working hospital
UoGCSH	50	48	1.196 (0.624, 2.292)	1.163 (.575, 2.353)	0.675
TGCSTH	44	33	1.531 (0.771, 3.038)	1.441 (0.691, 3.007)	0.33
FHCSH	40	80	0.574 (0.303, 1.089)	0.555 (0.272, 1.134)	0.106
DTCSH	40	19	2.417 (1.140, 5.124)	1.705 (0.743, 3.913)	0.208
DMCSH	27	31	1		1
Working ward
Medical	45	42	2.066 (0.956, 4.465)	1.657 (.702, 3.912)	0.258
Surgical	66	54	2.357 (1.126, 4.935)	2.114 (.932, 4.797)	0.073
ICU	38	51	1.437 (0.665, 3.104)	1.601 (.688, 3.685)	0.278
Emergency	38	37	1.981 (0.900, 4.357)	1.854 (.787, 4.3681)	0.158
Gyn-obs	14	27	1	1	1
Educational status
Masters	27	34	0.610 (0.286, 1.864)	0.419 (.147, 1.196)	0.097
BSc degree	161	167	0.717 (0.306, 1.683)	0.444 (.171, 1.151)	0.104
Diploma	13	10	1	1	1
Work experience
≥11 years	40	15	3.799 (1.955, 7.384)	3.443 (1.457, 8.133)	0.005
6–10 years	88	92	1.363 (0.897, 2.070)	1.215 (.732, 2.018)	0.460
1–5 Years	73	104	1	1	1
Attend training on prevention of DVT
Yes	144	151	1.199 (0.804, 1.789)	1.416 (.876, 2.289)	0.155
No	57	60	1	1	1
Availability of guideline/protocol
Yes	66	75	0.887 (0.590, 1.333)	1.033 (.630, 1.694)	0.897
No	135	136	1	1	1
Reading professional literature related to DVT
Yes	120	101	1.613(1.092,2.384)	1.498 (.955,2.349)	0.079
No	81	110	1	1	1
Knowledge on DVT prevention
Good	128	101	1.910 (1.287, 2.833)	1.745 (1.149, 2.651)	0.009
Poor	73	110	1	1	1

Significant at P < 0.05.