Table 3 Factors associated with greater knowledge of antimicrobial resistance and infection control measures
Population-based variables | Population (n, %) | Univariate analysis (OR (95% CI)) | Multivariate analysis (adjusted OR (95% CI)) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
KS < 4 | KS ≥ 4 | |||
Type of HCF | ||||
 - University hospitals / Cancer centres | 1385 (34) | 2630 (66) | 2.04 (1.83–2.28) | 1.41 (1.16–1.70) |
 - Non-university hospitals | 978 (45) | 1209 (55) | 1.33 (1.18–1.51) | 0.99 (0.83–1.19) |
 - Small, rehabilitation, nursing hospitals | 977 (52) | 908 (48) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 - Private clinics | 259 (41) | 370 (59) | 1.54 (1.28–1.84) | 1.08 (0.84–1.39) |
Gender | ||||
 - Male | 477 (32) | 1022 (68) | 1.63 (1.44–1.83) | 1.13 (0.97–1.29) |
 - Female | 3064 (43) | 4039 (57) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Age (years) | ||||
 - < 25 | 511 (41) | 726 (59) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 - 26–35 | 853 (34) | 1634 (66) | 1.35 (1.17–1.55) | 1.43 (1.23–1.67) |
 - 36–45 | 747 (41) | 1066 (59) | 1.00 (0.87–1.16) | 1.20 (1.02–1.41) |
 - 46–55 | 764 (45) | 937 (55) | 0.86 (0.74–1.00) | 1.11 (0.94–1.31) |
 - > 55 | 291 (48) | 321 (52) | 0.78 (0.64–0.94) | 0.80 (0.64–1.00) |
Professional status | ||||
 - Medical | 218 (17) | 1073 (83) | 4.12 (3.53–4.79) | 3.70 (3.09–4.44) |
 - Non-medical | 3381 (46) | 4044 (54) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Job tenure (years) | ||||
 - < 3 | 469 (36) | 831 (64) | 1.00 | NA |
 - 3–10 | 1070 (40) | 1628 (60) | 0.86 (0.7–1.0) |  |
 - > 10 | 1428 (41) | 2026 (59) | 0.80 (0.7–0.9) |  |
Working unit | ||||
 - Medicine | 1015 (37) | 1727 (63) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 - Surgery | 617 (38) | 993 (62) | 0.95 (0.83–1.07) | 0.99 (0.86–1.15) |
 - Intensive care unit | 227 (30) | 549 (71) | 1.42 (1.19–1.68) | 1.28 (1.06–1.55) |
 - Rehabilitation, long-term care | 1273 (51) | 1218 (49) | 0.56 (0.50–0.62) | 0.81 (0.68–0.96) |
 - Emergency | 138 (35) | 257 (65) | 1.09 (0.88–1.36) | 0.90 (0.70–1.16) |
 - Gynaecology-Obstetrics | 54 (45) | 69 (56) | 0.75 (0.52–1.08) | 0.98 (0.66–1.45) |
 - Psychiatry | 42 (44) | 54 (56) | 0.76 (0.50–1.13) | 0.91 (0.58–1.43) |
 - Other | 77 (49) | 81 (51) | 0.62 (0.45–0.85) | 0.78 (0.55–1.11) |
Previous training in hand hygiene (last 3 years) | ||||
 - No | 1172 (34) | 1597 (32) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 - Yes | 2311 (66) | 3442 (68) | 1.09 (1.00–1.20) | 1.11 (0.98–1.24) |
Previous training in control of antimicrobial resistance (last 3 years) | ||||
 - No | 2283 (69) | 3130 (64) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
 - Yes | 1001 (31) | 1786 (36) | 1.30 (1.18–1.43) | 1.31 (1.16–1.48) |