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Table 6 Association between years of clinical practice and doctors’ awareness of the role of physiotherapy in women’s health

From: Physiotherapy practice in women’s health: awareness and attitudes of obstetricians and gynecologists in Ghana

Clinical areas in women’s health

Awareness of physiotherapy’ role

unadjusted

OR 95%CI

P value

unadjusted

OR 95%CI

P value

Antenatal

    < 10 years working experience

27 (81.8)

Ref.

0.697

0.24 (0.2, 2.47)

0.248

    ≥ 10 years working experience

21 (77.8)

0.78 (0.21, 2.82)

Parturition

    < 10 years working experience

21 (61.8)

Ref.

0.049

2.85 (0.27, 40.03)

0.396

    ≥ 10 years working experience

23 (85.2)

3.56 (1.07, 14.22)

PID

    < 10 years working experience

5 (15.2)

Ref.

0.247

0.92 (0.08, 9.66)

0.945

    ≥ 10 years working experience

7 (84.8)

2.14 (0.60, 8.18)

Hysterectomy

    < 10 years working experience

16 (47.1)

Ref.

0.070

3.63 (0.50, 33.90)

0.215

    ≥ 10 years working experience

19 (70.4)

2.67 (0.94, 8.06)

Cervical incompetence

    < 10 years working experience

8 (23.5)

Ref.

0.829

2.3 (0.28, 21.15)

0.697

    ≥ 10 years working experience

7 (25.9)

1.14 (0.35, 3.69)