Table 7 Factors Associated with the practice of Nurses towards CAUTI prevention at UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 406)

Age (in years)

 20 -29

106

37

1

1

 30 -39

92

151

4.70(2.98, 7.41)

0.68(0.29, 1.58)

  > 40

5

15

8.60(2.92, 25.29)

0.92(0.21, 4.08)

Sex

 Male

115

70

2.48(1.66, 3.71)

2.19(1.23, 3.88)

 Female

88

133

1

1

Monthly income

  < 5000 ETB

13

13

1

1

 5000–7000 ETB

148

53

0.36(0.16, 0.82)

0.24(0.08, 1.74)

 7001–9000 ETB

37

119

3.22(1.37, 7.55)

1.04(0.31, 3.50)

  > 9000 ETB

5

18

3.60(1.03, 12.62)

0.51(0.09, 2.84)

Work experience

  < 5 years

98

18

1

1

 5 to 10 years

86

118

7.47(4.21, 13.27)

3.59 (1.46, 8.87)

  > 10 years

19

67

19.20(9.39, 39.27)

5.44 (1.66, 17.84)

Attend training on CAUTI prevention

 Yes

154

69

6.10(3.96, 9.41)

0.76(0.35, 1.66)

 No

49

134

1

1

Working unit

 Medical units

37

30

1

1

 Surgical units

51

31

0.75 (0.40, 1.45)

0.65(0.25, 1.70)

 OR

34

55

1.99 (1.05, 3.80)

1.26(0.51, 3.14)

 Pediatric units

34

24

0.87 (0.43, 1.77)

0..60(0.22, 1.68)

 Fistula unit

11

22

2.47 (1.03, 5.88)

0.89(0.28, 2.74)

 EOPD

10

27

3.33 (1.39, 7.96)

2.43(0.73, 8.03)

 Others

26

14

0.66 (0.30, 1.49)

0.43(0.15, 1.27)

Presence of CAUTI prevention guidelines

 Yes

142

76

3.89(2.57, 5.88)

1.69(0.88, 3.25)

 No

61

127

1

1

Attitude

 Poor

139

50

1

1

 Good

64

153

6.65(4.30, 10.27)

3.06(1.65, 5.67)

Knowledge

 Poor

151

40

1

1

 Good

52

163

11.83(7.41, 18.89)

5.28(2.86, 9.76)