Table 5 Factors associated with the perception of PPs (n = 301) towards their professional roles in the Ethiopian health care system in Dessie city administration, north-east Ethiopia, 2019
Variables | Category | Perception | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good, No. (%) | Poor, No. (%) | |||||
Sex | Male | 157 (52.15%) | 16 (5.31%) | 2.37 (1.02, 4.05) | 1.77 (0.14, 1.98) | 0.135 |
Female | 106 (35.21%) | 22 (7.3%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Education level | Diploma | 124 (41.16%) | 25 (8.3%) | 2.16 (1.18, 4.19) | 1.64 (0.83, 3.32) | 0.53 |
Degree | 130 (43.18%) | 11 (3.65%) | 2.21 (1.32, 3.90) | 11.1 (3.49, 15.6) | 0.61 | |
Master | 9 (2.99%) | 2 (0.66%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Experience | 0–5 years | 120 (39.86%) | 23 (7.6%) | 0.89 (0.39, 2.13) | 0.58 (0.312, 1.115) | 0.236 |
5.-10years | 91 (30.23%) | 11 (3.65%) | 5.72 (1.74, 18.6) | 1.07 (0.457, 2.550) | 0.056 | |
> 10 years | 52 (17.27%) | 4 (1.32%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Lack of physical access | Yes | 95 (31.56%) | 22 (7.3%) | 0.411 (0.26, 0.82) | 0.32 (0.049, 0.63)* | 0.041 |
No | 173 (57.47%) | 18 (5.98%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Poor access to clinical and laboratory data | Yes | 90 (29.9%) | 20 (6.64%) | 0.48 (0.236, 0.90) | 1.45 (0.630, 3.375) | 0.27 |
No | 122 (40.53%) | 12 (3.98%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Poor communication skill | Yes | 141 (46.8%) | 26 (8.63%) | 0.93 (0.28, 5.02) | 0.87 (0.18, 0.96)* | 0.035 |
No | 168 (55.8%) | 19 (6.31%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Lack of training | Yes | 95 (31.56%) | 19 (6.31%) | 1.56 (1.285, 1.92) | 0.36 (0.087, 1.495) | 0.089 |
No | 146 (48.5%) | 16 (5.31%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Poor initiatives | Yes | 117 (38.87%) | 22 (7.3%) | 0.58 (0.293, 0.86) | 0.25 (0.01, 0.97)* | 0.012 |
No | 147 (48.83%) | 17 (5.6%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Poor expectation of pharmacy practice | Yes | 116 (38.5%) | 21 (6.97%) | 0.639 (0.32, 1.26) | 1.59 (0.473, 5.394) | 0.09 |
No | 157 (52.15%) | 18 (5.98%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Dispensary far from patient care area | Yes | 106 (35.2%) | 20 (6.64%) | 0.608 (0.37, 1.23) | 1.48 (0.811, 2.732) | 0.12 |
No | 168 (55.81%) | 14 (4.65%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Administrator not support pharmaceutical care | Yes | 95 (31.56%) | 24 (7.97%) | 0.68 (0.307, 1.23) | 0.49 (0.16, 0.83)* | 0.019 |
No | 157 (52.15%) | 16 (5.31%) | 1 | 1 | ||