Table 3 Mean scores and univariate linear regression analysis of provider attitudes towards youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services according to provider characteristics (n = 510)

Age

 18–24 years (ref)

1

2.82 (0.34)

1

2.50 (0.35)

1

2.66 (0.25)

1

 25–35 years

2.39 (0.46)

0.13 (− 0.13, 0.28)

2.92 (0.42)

0.11 (− 0.19, 0.23)

3.01 (0.54)

0.06 (− 0.13, 0.22)

2.76 (0.32)

0.11 (0.13, 0.20)

 36–45 years

2.36 (0.44)

0.09 (− 0.06, 0.25)

2.91 (0.37)

0.09 (− 0.04, 0.22)

2.91 (0.54)

− 0.04 (− 0.21, 0.14)

2.72 (0.27)

0.07 (− 0.03, 0.16)

 46 + years

2.50 (0.47)

0.23 (0.06, 0.41) **

2.90 (0.40)

0.08 (− 0.07, 0.23)

2.98 (0.59)

0.04 (− 0.16, 0.23)

2.78 (9.28)

0.12 (0.02, 0.24)*

Sex

 Male

2.5 (0.42)

1

2.89 (0.43)

1

3.08 (0.50)

1

2.80 (0.29)

1

 Female

2.36 (0.46)

− 0.16 (− 0.26, − 0.06)**

2.91 (0.39)

0.25 (− 0.06, 0.11)

2.95 (0.53)

− 0.12 (− 0.23, − 0.01)*

2.73 (0.29)

− 0.07 (− 0.13, − 0.01)*

Governorate

 Amman

2.45 (0.50)

1

2.96 (0.41)

1

3.08 (0.53)

1

2.81 (0.33)

1

 Irbid

2.30 (0.46)

− 0.15 (− 0.27, − 0.05)**

2.89 (0.41)

− 0.07 (− 0.16, 0.24)

2.87 (0.62)

− 0.22 (− 0.33, − 0.09)***

2.68 (0.28)

− 0.13 (− 0.20, − 0.06)***

 Mafraq

2.46 (0.40)

0.01 (− 0.10, 0.11)

2.88 (0.38)

− 0.08 (− 0.17, 0.01)

2.90 (0.46)

− 0.18 (− 0.30, − 0.06)**

2.74 (0.27)

− 0.07 (− 0.14, − 0.01)*

 Zarqa

2.27 (0.42)

− 0.18 (− 0.29, − 0.07)***

2.91 (0.39)

− 0.05 (− 0.14, 0.45)

3.01 (0.43)

− 0.08 (− 0.20, 0.05)

2.71 (0.25)

− 0.10 (-0.17, − 0.33)**

Provider type

 Midwife

2.37 (0.46)

1

2.89 (0.37)

1

2.94 (0.53)

1

2.72 (0.29)

1

 Nurse

2.32 (0.45)

− 0.05 (− 0.14, 0.37)

2.90 (0.43)

0.01 (− 0.07, 0.08)

2.93 (0.53)

0.00 (− 0.10, 0.1)

2.71 (0.28)

− 0.01 (− 0.07, 0.44)

 Primary care physician

2.58 (0.43)

0.21 (0.10, 0.32)***

2.94 (0.44)

0.05 (− 0.05, 0.14)

3.12 (0.51)

0.19 (0.06, 0.31)**

2.85 (0.322)

0.14 (0.07, 0.21)***

Ever received training on SRH

 No

2.35 (0.45)

1

2.87 (0.41)

1

2.78 (0.45)

1

2.71 (0.29)

1

 Yes

2.41 (0.47)

0.05 (− 0.3, 0.14)

2.93 (0.39)

0.06 (− 0.01, 0.13)

3.01 (0.54)

0.08 (− 0.23, 0.18)

2.76 (0.276)

0.6 (0.01, 0.12)*