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Table 3 Studied health workers’ attitude towards sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents, by their selected characteristics, east Hararghe, Ethiopia, 2010

From: Health workers' attitudes toward sexual and reproductive health services for unmarried adolescents in Ethiopia

Explanatory variable

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value

Age

 18-24

1.0

1.00

 

 25-30

0.50 (0.30 - 0.84)*

0.89 (0.54 - 1.27)

0.45

 31-40

0.80 (0.39 - 1.62)

1.02 (0.72 - 1.43)

0.87

> 40

1.05 (0.30 - 3.71)

0.56 (0.30 - 1.03)

0.07

Sex

 Male

1

1.00

 

 Female

0.75 (0.46 - 1.23)

0.71 (0.42 - 1.23)

0.23

Married

 No

1

1.00

 

 Yes

9.15 (4.82 - 17.38)*

2.15 (1.44 - 3.06)

0.04*

Education

 Certificate

8.47 (3.57 - 20.11)*

1.45 (1.04 - 1.99)

0.04*

 Diploma

4.99 (1.94 - 12.84)*

2.06 (1.20 - 3.56)

0.01*

 Degree

1

1

 

Religion

 Muslim

1

1.00

 

 Christian

0.65 (0.41 - 1.03)

0.86 (0.54 - 1.37)

0.54

 Others

0.76 (0.34 - 1.66)

0.84 (0.59 - 1.23)

0.37

Profession

 Health extension workers

2.67 (1.57 - 4.55)*

2.49 (1.43 - 4.35)

0.01*

 Health assistants

2.20 (0.80 - 6.10)

0.86 (0.61 - 1.23)

0.37

 Health Officers

0.88 (0.23 - 3.31)

1.68 (1.04 - 2.67)

0.04*

 Nurses

1

1

 

Specific training on RH services

 Yes

1.00

1.00

 

 No

4.17 (2.60 - 6.71)*

5.27 (1.51 - 5. 89)

0.01*

Service time in years

< 10

1.00

1.00

 

 10-20

2.49 (1.38 - 4.47)*

1.07 (1.10- 1.45)

0.08

> 20

3.35 (0.88 - 12.74)

0.77 (0.50 - 1.10)

0.28

Involvement in RH provision

 Yes

1.00

1.00

 

 No

1.03 (0.72 - 2.36)

1.09 (0.79 - 1.47)

0.67

Family planning utilization status

 Yes

1.00

1.00

 

 No

2.18 (1.38 - 3.44)*

1.77 (1.05 - 2.77)

0.03*