Table 2

Multivariable ordinal logistic regression of factors associated with HCWs’ confidence level in diagnosing and managing mpox disease in hospitals in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022

Characteristics	Confidence level of HCWs			SE	AOR (95% CI)	P value
	Low	Medium	High
Visits WHO, CDC and other websites
No	189	104	121	1	1
Yes	70	62	74	261	1.596 (1.158, 2.198)	0.004
Occupational category
Nurse and others*	209	137	132	1	1
Physician	50	29	63	1.353	1.899 (1.318, 2.734)	0.001
Years of experience
<5	100	57	67	1	1
>5	159	109	128	0.212	1.297 (0.94, 1.789)	0.113
Hospital where HCW works
Primary	82	58	63	1	1
CSPH	177	108	132	0.165	0.989 (0.714, 1.372)	0.950
Sex
Female	80	48	55	1	1
Male	179	118	140	0.187	1.096 (0.783, 1.532)	0.594
Participates in morning sessions
No	142	74	96	1	1
Yes	117	92	99	0.194	1.253 (0.925, 1.699)	0.145
PHEM training
No	215	135	117	1	1
Yes	44	31	78	0.522	2.799 (1.942, 4.035)	0.001
Age of HCW
<30 years	142	86	83	0.318	1
30–35 years	49	38	59	0.221	1.637 (1.118, 2.397)	0.011
>35 years	68	42	53	1	1.202 (0.834, 1.731)	0.322
Attitude
Negative	239	113	46	1	1
Positive	122	72	28	0.277	1.724 (1.258, 2.362)	0.001
Cut1				0.274	0.860 (0.324, 1.396)
Cut2				0.284	2.084 (1.527, 2.641)

*Health officer, midwife, laboratory professional, environmental health professional, pharmacist and dentist.
AOR, adjusted OR; CDC, Center for Disease Control and Prevention; CSPH, comprehensive specialised hospital; HCWs, healthcare workers; PHEM, public health emergency epidemic disease management.