Table 5 Regression analysis for the factors associated with the perception and practice towards medical ethics and laws.

From: Perceptions and practices of medical ethics and laws among health professionals in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

 

Positive Perception ≥ 6

Good Practice ≥ 58

Demographics

OR

95% CI

P-value

OR

95% CI

P-value

Age

1.127

1.03

1.23

0.008*

1.09

0.99

1.21

0.068

Gender (ref. Male)

  

Female

1.35

0.81

2.27

0.254

2.52

1.33

4.76

0.004*

Position (ref. junior nurse)

    

Specialist physician

28.21

8.94

33.02

<0.001*

2.54

1.76

4.73

0.001*

junior Physician

3.18

1.80

5.63

<0.001*

1.69

1.30

3.37

0.007*

Education (ref. Bachelor’s)

    

Postgraduate degree

0.58

0.32

1.04

0.069

0.86

0.46

1.61

0.644

Years in Practice (ref. 1–5 years)

    

6–10 years

2.20

1.11

4.391

0.025*

4.70

1.002

22.08

0.052

11–20 years

2.22

1.07

4.58

0.032*

0.92

0.09

9.814

0.951

20–30 years

2.49

0.99

6.27

0.052

9.95

1.30

22.12

0.027*

More than 30 years

12.46

2.66

58.45

0.001*

4.36

1.21

15.84

0.025*

  1. *P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant, obtained from multivariate logistic regression model.
  2. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.
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