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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of patients’ preference with nursing care provided by male nurses

From: “I prefer a male nurse to a female nurse”: patients’ preference for, and satisfaction with nursing care provided by male nurses at the Komfo Anokye teaching hospital

Would you prefer to be attended to by a male nurse on any other visit to the hospital (Yes/No)

Covariates

OR

95% CI

Gender

Male

1

 

Female

0.306

0.046–2.039

Age

18–24

1

 

25–34

1.719

0.262–11.296

35–44

0.104

0.010–1.046

45–54

0.356

0.018–7.133

55–64

0.337

0.008–14.147

65 and above

1.505

0.000

Marital status

Married

1

 

Single

0.111

0.013–0.928*

Separated

5.376

0.196–147.125

Divorced

0.568

0.027–12.131

Widowed

0.000

0.000

Occupation

Public sector

1

 

Self-employed

4.257

0.000

Private sector

5.436

0.000

Unemployed

8.180

0.000

Student

2.767

0.000

Retired

0.000

0.000

Ethnicity

Akan

1

 

Ga-Adangbe

0.000

0.000

Guan

0.000

0.000

Ewe

1.180

0.084–16.507

Mole Dagbani

0.682

0.033–13.933

Religious beliefs

Christianity

1

 

Islamic

36.533

2.116–630.597*

Traditionalist

0.000

0.000

Level of education

Basic education

1

 

Secondary

2.356

0.368–15.058

Tertiary

0.857

0.087–8.395

None

0.676

0.041–11.169

  1. Nagelkerke R2: 0.443; Hosmer-Lemeshow Test: 0.889
  2. *p < .05; 1: reference category