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Table 3 Characteristics of health workers who received gifts

From: Awareness and reported violations of the WHO International Code and Pakistan's national breastfeeding legislation; a descriptive cross-sectional survey

Variable

Received/total (%)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

   

Unadjusted 1

Adjusted 2

   All

164/427

(38.4)

  

Occupation

    

   Obstetricians

31/52

(59.6)

1.00

1.00

   Midwives/LHVs3

3/60

(5.0)

0.04 (0.01, 0.13)

0.02 (0.01, 0.06)

   Nurses

22/131

(16.8)

0.14 (0.07, 0.28)

0.11 (0.05, 0.24)

   Paediatricians

36/70

(51.4)

0.72 (0.35, 1.48)

0.49 (0.22, 1.09)

   Resident doctors

72/114

(63.2)

1.16 (0.59, 2.27)

1.27 (0.63, 2.57)

City

    

   Islamabad

52/140

(37.1)

1.00

1.00

   Peshawar

69/170

(40.6)

1.16 (0.73, 1.83)

3.23 (1.76, 5.91)

   Rawalpindi

43/117

(36.8)

0.98 (0.59, 1.64)

0.78 (0.44, 1.37)

Experience

    

   <10 years

140/361

(38.8)

1.00

1.00

   ≥ 10 years

24/66

(36.4)

0.90 (0.52, 1.56)

1.36 (0.68, 2.69)

Patients

    

   <50 per day

126/341

(37.0)

1.00

1.00

   ≥ 50 per day

38/86

(44.2)

1.35 (0.84, 2.18)

1.41 (0.79, 2.51)

Awareness of law

    

   Unaware

105/301

(34.9)

1.00

1.00

   Aware

59/126

(46.8)

1.64 (1.08, 2.51)

1.37 (0.79, 2.37)

  1. 1Univariate analysis, each factor considered singly
  2. 2Multiple logistic regression analysis, with all factors considered simultaneously
  3. 3LHV: lady health visitor