Utilization, Determinants, and Prospects of Electronic Medical Records in Ethiopia

Table 5

Factors associated with utilization of EMR (both crude and adjusted measure of association) in eastern Ethiopia, 2019.

Associated factors		EMR use		COR with 95% CI	value	AOR	value
		Yes	No
Sex	Male	150	60	1.42 (0.93-2.14)	0.101	1.06 (0.66-1.70)	0.815
	Female	129	73	1		1
Type of facility	Health center	69	21	1.75 (1.02-3.01)	0.042
	Hospital	210	112	1
Age category in years	20-24	36	41	1		1
	25-29	152	64	2.71 (1.59-4.62)	0.0001	1.86 (1.01-3.42)	0.046
	30-34	45	18	2.85 (1.41-5.77)	0.004	1.33 (0.56-3.17)	0.514
	≥35	46	10	5.24 (2.31-11.9)	0.0001	2.54 (0.96-6.70)	0.059
Educational level	Diploma	37	24	1		1
	BSC	219	101	1.41 (0.80-2.48)	0.237	1.35 (0.70-2.60)	0.377
	MSC/MPH	12	5	1.56 (0.49-4.98)	0.456	1.59 (0.44-5.76)	0.474
	Specialty	11	3	2.38 (0.60-9.42)	0.217	1.59 (0.34-7.40)	0.552
Work experience	0-2 years	61	53	1		1
	3-5 years	103	46	1.95 (1.17-3.23)	0.010	1.59 (0.89-2.83)	0.117
	>5 years	115	34	2.94 (1.73-4.99)	0.0001	2.22 (1.12-4.42)	0.023
Computer literacy	Can use	274	89	27.1 (10.4-70.4)	0.0001
	Cannot use	5	44	1
Access computer	Yes	269	61	31.75 (15.5-65)	0.0001
	No	10	72	1
Prefer EMR	Yes	255	17	37.50 (19-74)	0.0001
	No	24	60	1
EMR training	Yes	94	12	5.14 (2.7 - 9.8)	0.0001	5.88 (2.93-11.78)	0.0001
	No	183	120	1		1
Knowledge level	Good	173	56	2.24 (1.47-3.42)	0.0001	1.52 (0.92-2.51)	0.105
	Poor	106	77	1		1
Attitude level	Good	218	82	2.22 (1.42-3.49)	0.001	2.41 (1.35-4.31)	0.003
	Poor	61	51	1		1