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Table 4 Variables associated with MRSA carriers’ 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

 

n (%)a

n (%)a

    
 

82 (54.7 %)

68 (45.3)

    

Age

   

0.7 (0.5–0.9) per 10 year increase

0.7 (0.5–1.0) per 10 year increase

0.049

 Median (IQR) in years

74 (65–79.5)

66 (53–77)

0.011

   

Sex

      

 Female

35 (43.8 %)

32 (48.5 %)

0.568

1.2 (0.6–2.3)

  

 Male

45 (56.3 %)

34 (51.5 %)

1

 

Education

      

 Low

53 (72.6 %)

30 (47.6 %)

0.011

1

  

 Intermediate

12 (16.4 %)

18 (28.6 %)

2.6 (1.1–6.2)

  

 High

8 (11.0 %)

15 (23.8 %)

3.3 (1.3–8.7)

  

Migration Background

      

 Yes

11 (13.9 %)

4 (5.9 %)

0.108

0.4 (0.1–1.3)

  

 No

68 (86.1 %)

64 (94.1 %)

1

 

Source of Information

      

 Internet

      

  Yes

9 (11.0 %)

25 (36.8 %)

<0.0001

5.4 (2.0–11.0)

5.0 (1.8–14.0)

0.002

  No

73 (89.0 %)

43 (63.2 %)

1

1

 

 Newspaper

      

  Yes

8 (9.8 %)

14 (20.6 %)

0.015

2.4 (0.9–6.1)

5.4 (1.6–17.5)

0.005

  No

74 (90.2 %)

54 (79.4 %)

1

1

 

 Television/Radio

      

  Yes

7 (8.5 %)

13 (19.1 %)

0.058

2.5 (0.9–6.8)

  

  No

75 (91.5 %)

55 (80.9 %)

1

  

MRSA discussed with healthcare professional

      

 At least one

54 (65.9 %)

55 (80.9 %)

0.040

2.2 (1.0–4.7)

  

 None at all

28 (34.2)

13 (19.1 %)

1

  

Attitude: Importance of MRSA

      

 High

51 (68.0 %)

35 (51.5 %)

0.004

0.5 (0.3–1.0)

0.4 (0.2–0.9)

0.034

 Low

24 (32.0 %)

33 (48.5 %)

1

1

 

Attitude: Scared of MRSA

      

 Scared of MRSA

46 (59.0 %)

29 (42.7 %)

0.049

0.5 (0.3–1.0)

  

 Not scared of MRSA

32 (41.0 %)

39 (57.4 %)

1

  
  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