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Table 4 Compliance with antibiotic prophylaxis according to health care facilities and provider characteristics using multivariate analysis

From: Adherence to guidelines of antibiotic prophylactic use in surgery: a prospective cohort study in North West Bank, Palestine

Variable

Adherence in dosing time OR (CI)

P value

Adherence in antibiotic selection OR (CI)

P value

Adherence in duration of antibiotic use OR (CI)

P value

PCU

      

Orthopedic

0.15 (0.06-0.38)

<0.001

0.67 (0.25-0.17)

0.378

0.27 (0.13-0.54)

<0.001

Abdominal

0.25 (0.10-0.63)

0.003

3.64 (1.57-8.41)

0.378

0.39 (0.20-0.77)

0.007

OBGYN*

1

 

1

 

1

 

Gender

      

Male

0.28 (0.16-0.48)

<0.001

1.19 (1.07-3.41)

0.028

0.79 (0.46-1.34)

0.385

Female*

1

 

1

 

1

 

Specialization

      

Nurse

0.24 (0.13-0.43)

<0.001

1.67 (0.91-3.08)

0.095

0.44 (0.23-0.83)

0.012

Anesthesia* technician

1

 

1

 

1

 
  1. *Reference category.
  2. OR: Odds Ratio.
  3. CI: Confidence Interval.