Variable | Category | Yes | No | Odd ratio | 95% confidence interval | P. value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 18ā30 | 47 (60.2%) | 88 (56.4%) | ā | ā | Ā |
31ā40 | 23 (29.5%) | 47 (30.1%) | 0.933 | 0.50ā1.74 | 0.828 | |
> 40 | 8 (10.3%) | 21 (13.5%) | 0.666 | 0.27ā1.62 | Ā | |
Gender | Male | 47 (60.2%) | 100 (64.1%) | ā | ā | Ā |
Female | 31 (39.7%) | 56 (35.9%) | 1.185 | 0.66ā2.09 | 0.560 | |
Social status | Married | 43 (55.1%) | 87 (55.8%) | ā | ā | Ā |
Single | 29 (37.2%) | 67 (42.9%) | 0.876 | 0.49ā1.55 | 0.652 | |
Divorced/widowed | 6 (7.7%) | 2 (1.3%) | 7.12 | 0.84ā59.86 | 0.070 | |
Place of work | Governmental clinics | 43 (55.1%) | 89 (57.1%) | ā | ā | Ā |
Private clinics | 35 (44.9%) | 67 (42.9%) | 1.084 | 0.620ā1.895 | 0.775 | |
Academic degree | College degree | 17 (21.8%) | 13 (8.3%) | ā | ā | Ā |
Bachelor degree | 50 (64.1%) | 117 (75.0%) | 0.310 | 0.12ā0.74 | 0.009 | |
Graduate degree | 11 (14.1%) | 26 (16.7%) | 0.318 | 0.10ā0.93 | 0.037 | |
Academic Field | Laboratory Sciences | 56 (71.8%) | 118 (75.6%) | ā | ā | Ā |
Applied Biology | 12 (15.4%) | 13 (8.3%) | 1.97 | 0.79ā4.94 | 0.144 | |
Health Science | 4 (5.1%) | 15 (9.6%) | 0.527 | 0.17ā1.61 | 0.264 | |
Others | 6 (7.7%) | 10 (6.4%) | 1.206 | 0.41ā3.49 | 0.729 | |
Assigned work | Clinical chemistry | 29 (37.2%) | 42 (26.9%) | ā | ā | Ā |
Hematology | 28 (35.9%) | 71 (45.5%) | 0.571 | 0.29ā1.10 | 0.096 | |
Histology/pathology | 8 (10.3%) | 19 (12.2%) | 0.608 | 0.22ā1.61 | 0.317 | |
Microbiology/ Immunology | 13 (16.7%) | 24 (15.4%) | 0.827 | 0.35ā1.94 | 0.662 | |
Years of experience | ā¤ 3 | 33 (42.3%) | 58 (37.2%) | ā | ā | Ā |
4ā6 | 18 (23.1%) | 46 (29.5%) | 0.675 | 0.33ā1.36 | 0.272 | |
7ā10 | 15 (19.2%) | 35 (22.4%) | 0.760 | 0.35ā1.62 | 0.478 | |
> 10 | 11 (14.1%) | 17 (10.9%) | 1.23 | 0.48ā3.10 | 0.656 | |
Position | Residency | 19 (24.4%) | 31 (19.9%) | ā | ā | Ā |
Technician | 47 (60.3%) | 94 (60.3%) | 1.400 | 0.57ā3.39 | 0.457 | |
Lab director | 5 (6.4%) | 13 (8.3%) | 0.750 | 0.24ā2.29 | 0.613 | |
Consultant | 7 (9.0%) | 18 (11.5%) | 0.751 | 0.29ā1.91 | 0.546 | |
Training on Biosafety | Yes | 42 (53.8%) | 110 (70.5%) | ā | ā | Ā |
No | 36 (46.2%) | 46 (29.5%) | 2.085 | 1.16ā3.74 | 0.013 |