Knowledge and skills on active management of third stage of labor for prevention of post-partum haemorrhage among health care providers in Lake Zone, Tanzania: a cross sectional study

Table 4 Predictors of knowledge level on AMTSL (N = 340)

Variable	COR	95% C. I		p value	AOR	95% C. I		p value
Variable	COR	Lower	Upper	p value	AOR	Lower	Upper	p value
Age (years)
< 25	2.03	1.09	3.76	0.025	1.14	0.54	2.40	0.737
25–34	2.78	1.34	5.80	0.006	1.29	0.37	2.74	0.062
35–44	3.25	1.02	10.29	0.045	0.93	0.23	3.82	0.923
˃ 45	(ref)
Sex
Female	(ref)
Male	1.89	1.19	3.0	0.007	1.96	1.18	3.26	0.009
Marital status
Single	1.52	0.97	2.38	0.061	1.33	0.77	2.34	0.316
Married	(ref)
Education level
Certificate	1.45	0.90	2.32	0.128	0.82	0.49	6.89	0.379
Diploma	2.86	1.39	5.88	0.004	0.29	1.19	9.13	0.022
Degree	(ref)
Prof. qualification
AMO/MD	(ref)
Registered nurse	0.40	0.18	0.88	0.022	0.56	0.19	1.76	0.331
Enrolled	0.28	0.12	0.63	0.002	0.30	0.12	0.73	0.008
Health facility
Health center	0.85	0.55	1.30	0.447	0.78	0.49	1.24	0.299
Hospital	(ref)
Previous training
Not trained	1.57	0.78	3.16	0.204	0.19	0.56	2.50	0.665
AMTSL	2.67	1.57	4.51	0.005	2.20	1.24	3.92	0.007
BemONC	1.31	0.45	3.77	0.621	0.64	0.20	2.09	0.461
CEmONC	3.98	1.48	10.68	0.006	1.78	0.56	5.69	0.336
Both (AMTSL, BemONC, CEmONC)	(ref)
Working in obstetric units (years)
< 5	2.08	1.23	3.51	0.006	1.56	0.71	3.47	0.271
≥ 5	(ref)
Experience in labor ward (years)
< 5	2.26	1.15	4.45	0.018	1.49	0.58	3.80	0.408
≥ 5	(ref)

AMO—Assistant medical officer, MD—medical doctor, AMTSL—Active management of third stage of labor, BemONC—Basic emergency obstetric and newborn care, CEmONC—Comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care

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