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Table 2 Variables associated with physicians’ knowledge related to MRSA

From: Care for MRSA carriers in the outpatient sector: a survey among MRSA carriers and physicians in two regions in Germany

 

Univariable analysis

Multivariable analysisb

 

Less knowledge (0–3 points)

More knowledge (4–7 points)

p

OR (95 % Confidence interval)

OR (95 % Confidence interval)

p (Wald test)

 

n (%)a

n (%)a

    
 

36 (45.6 %)

43 (54.4 %)

    

Age

  

0.701

0.8 (0.5–1.4) per ten years increase

  

 Median (IQR)

52 (46–59)

52 (45–57)

    

Sex

  

0.090

   

 Female

13 (39.4 %)

9 (21.4 %)

 

0.4 (0.1–1.1)

  

 Male

20 (60.6 %)

33 (78.6 %)

 

1

  

Professional experience in years

  

0.909

0.9 (0.6–1.5) per 10 years increase

  

 Median (IQR)

13 (8–24)

14.5 (8–22)

    

Discipline

  

0.163

   

 General practitioner

24 (72.7 %)

24 (57.1 %)

 

1

  

 Other specialist

9 (27.3 %)

18 (42.9 %)

 

2 (0.7–5.3)

  

Member of a MRSA-Network

  

0.135

   

 Yes

2 (5.6 %)

7 (16.3 %)

 

3.3 (0.6–17.0)

  

 No

34 (94.4 %)

36 (83.7 %)

 

1

  

MRSA–certificate

  

0.005

   

 Yes

8 (22.2 %)

23 (53.5 %)

 

4.0 (1.5–10.8)

  

 No

28 (77.8 %)

20 (46.5 %)

 

1

  

Subjectiv relevance for physician’s work

  

0.001

1.3 (1.1–1.6) per one point increase

1.4 (1.1–1.7) per one point increase

0.002

 Median (IQR)

3.5 (1.5;7)

7 (5;8)

    

Number of MRSA carriers last 12 months

  

0.030

1.7 (0.9–3.3) per increase of 10

  

 Median (IQR)

5 (1.5;7)

6 (4;10)

    

Number of screenings in the last 12 months

  

0.019

1.1 (0.8–1.6) per increase of 10

  

 Median (IQR)

2 (0;4)

3 (1;10)

    

Number of decolonizations

  

0.0625

1.4 (0.8–2.5) per 10 increase

  

 Median (IQR)

2 (0;4.5)

4 (1;10)

    

Satisfaction with refunding

  

0.008

   

 Content

1 (3.9 %)

11 (26.2 %)

 

1

  

 Discontent

7 (26.9 %)

17 (40.5 %)

 

0.2 (0.0–2.0)

  

 Don’t know

18 (69.2 %)

14 (33.3 %)

 

0.1 (0.0–0.6)

  
  1. a Differences to total N due to missing values
  2. b Logistic regression with forward selection of variables; mutually adjusted for all variables with reported ORs in the table