Possible predictors of adequate knowledge using logistic regression analysis
Univariate logistic regression | Multivariable logistic regression | |||||
OR | 95% CI | P value | OR | 95% CI | P value | |
Age | 0.981 | 0.954 to 1.008 | 0.165 | 0.968 | 0.927 to 1.011 | 0.139 |
Gender | ||||||
Male | ||||||
Female | 0.664 | 0.433 to 1.017 | 0.060 | 0.664 | 0.411 to 1.074 | 0.095 |
Education | ||||||
BSc in pharmacy | ||||||
Pharm D | 5.083 | 1.750 to 14.765 | 0.003 | 5.671 | 1.874 to 17.161 | 0.002 |
Masters in pharmacy | 1.049 | 0.438 to 2.511 | 0.915 | 1.048 | 0.397 to 2.771 | 0.924 |
Area of the pharmacy | ||||||
In an urban area | ||||||
In a rural area | 1.580 | 0.764 to 3.267 | 0.217 | 1.500 | 0.691 to 3.256 | 0.306 |
In a commercial area | 0.824 | 0.555 to 1.222 | 0.335 | 0.759 | 0.499 to 1.156 | 0.199 |
Location of the pharmacy | ||||||
North of Jordan | ||||||
Middle of Jordan | 0.770 | 0.474 to 1.251 | 0.290 | 0.856 | 0.856 to 0.488 | 0.586 |
South of Jordan | 0.785 | 0.421 to 1.465 | 0.447 | 0.882 | 0.882 to 0.455 | 0.710 |
Type of employment | ||||||
Owner of the pharmacy | ||||||
Employee | 1.185 | 0.574 to 2.448 | 0.646 | 1.034 | 0.418 to 2.558 | 0.942 |
Average number of patients per day | ||||||
<30 | ||||||
30–70 | 1.371 | 0.870 to 2.161 | 0.173 | 1.531 | 0.929 to 2.523 | 0.095 |
>70 | 1.569 | 0.908 to 2.712 | 0.106 | 1.613 | 0.867 to 3.001 | 0.131 |
Monthly income/salary (JOD) | ||||||
<300 | ||||||
300–600 | 0.863 | 0.560 to 1.332 | 0.506 | 0.780 | 0.465 to 1.311 | 0.349 |
>600 | 1.709 | 0.703 to 4.158 | 0.237 | 1.844 | 0.624 to 5.454 | 0.268 |
University | ||||||
Governmental | ||||||
Private | 0.877 | 0.597 to 1.288 | 0.503 | 0.970 | 0.618 to 1.522 | 0.895 |
Outside Jordan | 1.261 | 0.456 to 3.483 | 0.655 | 1.406 | 0.421 to 4.694 | 0.579 |
Years of experience | ||||||
<1 year | ||||||
1–5 years | 0.895 | 0.569 to 1.409 | 0.633 | 0.943 | 0.561 to 1.584 | 0.824 |
>5 years | 0.730 | 0.419 to 1.271 | 0.266 | 0.973 | 0.441 to 2.147 | 0.946 |
JOD, Jordanian dinars.