Table 4 Factors associated with the practice of defensive medicine (n = 236)
From: Practice of defensive medicine among surgeons in Ethiopia: cross-sectional study
Variables | Category | N | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of participants | < 30 years | 7 | 0.053(0.006–0.484) | 6.40(0.167–245.35) | 0.318 |
30–35 years | 165 | 0.022(0.005–0.101) | 19.21(0.80-460.35) | 0.068 | |
36–40 years | 29 | 0.051(0.009–0.274) | 21.32(0.867–524.23) | 0.061 | |
41–45 years | 11 | 0.233(0.034–1.591) | 9.90(0.30-326.41) | 0.198 | |
46–50 years | 7 | 0.800(0.061–10.562) | 0.93(0.03–28.77) | 0.968 | |
> 50 years | 17 | Ref. | Ref. |  | |
Place of practice | Addis Ababa | 123 | 1.835(0.893–3.768) | 1.911(0.619–5.899) | 0.26 |
Regional capital city | 54 | 0.442(0.155–1.262) | 1.873(0.733–4.876) | 0.19 | |
Other cities or rural parts of Ethiopia | 59 | Ref. | Ref. | Â | |
Specialty | General surgery | 109 | 0.588(0.258–1.34) | 0.725(0.218–2.412) | 0.6 |
Orthopedic surgery | 34 | 0.359(0.111–1.16) | 1.189(0.241–5.854) | 0.832 | |
Gynecology and obstetrics surgery | 29 | 0.543(0.175–1.686) | 0.843(0.195–3.651) | 0.819 | |
Urology | 14 | 0.833(0.216–3.21) | 1.771(0.192–16.348) | 0.614 | |
Cardiothoracic/Vascular surgery | 13 | 6.944(1.609–29.972) | 0.1(0.014–0.705) | 0.021 | |
Other specialty (subspecialty)* | 37 | Ref. | Ref. | Â | |
Years of experience | < 5 years | 171 | 0.017(0.002–0.140) | 4.936(0.126–193.92) | 0.394 |
5–9 years | 40 | 0.054(0.006–0.465) | 1.989(0.056–70.586) | 0.706 | |
10–14 years | 7 | 0.600(0.031–11.473) | 0.370(0.03–28.77) | 0.641 | |
15–19 years | 7 | 0.600(0.031–11.473) | 2.135(0.055–83.52) | 0.685 | |
>= 20 years | 11 | Ref. | Ref. | Â |