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Table 6 Multivariate models for key factors of attending CPD activities (N = 322)

From: Factors influencing pharmacists' participation in continuing education activities in the United Arab Emirates: insights and implications from a cross-sectional study

CPD activities

Variable

AOR

95% CI

P value

Lower bound

Upper bound

Live-in-person

Age group2 (ref—20–30 years)

Age group (31–40)

0.232

0.058

0.934

0.04*

Age group3 (ref—20–30 years)

Age group above 40 years

0.388

0.182

0.829

0.015*

Marital status (ref—single)

Married

0.500

0.266

0.939

0.031*

Graduation year (ref—6–10 years)

Graduation year (16–20)

0.454

0.223

0.924

0.029*

Working hours (ref—. > 40 h)

Working hours up to 15 h

3.511

1.117

11.039

0.032*

Motivation (ref—topic)

Do not motivate by the topic

0.524

0.297

0.926

0.026*

Workshop

Barrier (ref—have family responsibility)

Do not have a family barrier

2.289

1.198

4.371

0.012*

Barrier (ref—have work responsibility)

Do not have a work responsibility barrier

3.477

1.195

10.112

0.022*

Motivation (ref—topic)

Do not motivate by the topic

0.557

0.325

0.955

0.033*

Online-Internet-based

Gender (ref—male)

Female

0.038

0.293

0.965

0.038*

Motivation (ref—motivated by the topic)

Do not motivate by the topic

2.289

1.198

4.371

0.012*

Barrier (ref—have distance)

Do not have travel distance barriers

0.548

0.319

0.941

0.029*

  1. *Statistically significant P value