Knowledge Regarding Mechanical Ventilation and Practice of Ventilatory Care among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units in Selected Governmental Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Factors associated with the level of practice of nurses working in the ICU regarding mechanical ventilators (N = 146).

Variables		Practice status		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	value
		Good	Poor
Gender	Male	35	40	1.610 (0.828–3.132)	0.544 (0.263–1.125)	0.100
	Female	25	46	1	1
Age	20–27	22	28	0.990 (0.318–3.079)	0.340 (0.078–1.487)	0.340
	28–35	31	49	1.229 (0.415–3.639)	0.625 (0.183–2.141)	0.625
	≥36	7	9	1	1
Educational level	Diploma	3	11	4.3 (0.959–19.579)	5.0 (1.011–24.971)
	BSc	44	64	1.719 (0.706–4.186)	2.516 (0.919–6.889)	0.073
	MSc	13	11	1	1
Training on MV	Yes	37	47	1	1
	No	23	39	1.335 (0.682–2.613)	1.371 (0.699–2.808)	0.389
Work experience	<1	7	5	1.1 (0.250–4.591)	1.8 (0.338–9.633)	0.489
	1–5	25	51	3.060 (1.109–8.440)	4.543 (1.430–14.435)
	6–10	16	22	2.1 (0.685–6.210)	2.2 (0.701–7.151)	0.174
	>10	12	8	1	1