Table 4 Factoring affecting scope breach, exploring health workforce regulation practices and gaps, Ethiopia, 2015
Variable (Socio-demographic characteristics) | Ever carried out tasks not authorized to perform | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
Type of Health Facility | ||||
 Hospitala | 21 (13.6) | 133 (86.4) |  |  |
 Health Center | 101 (25.3) | 299 (74.7) | 2.1 (1.3–3.57)b | 1.6 (0.9–2.9) |
Sex of respondent | ||||
 Malea | 52 (17.8) | 240 (82.2) |  |  |
 Female | 70 (26.7) | 192 (73.3) | 1.7 (1.1–2.5)b | 1.2 (0.8–1.9) |
Age of respondent in years | ||||
 20–29a | 83 (21.7) | 300 (78.3) |  |  |
 30–39 | 26 (21.5) | 95 (78.5) | 1.00 (0.6–1.6) |  |
 40–49 | 9 (25.7) | 26 (74.3) | 1.3 (0.6–2.8) |  |
 50–59 | 4 (26.7) | 11 (73.3) | 1.3 (0.4–4.2) |  |
Current respondent qualification/profession | ||||
 Medical Doctora | 0 (0.0) | 22 (100) |  |  |
 Health Officer | 21 (20.6) | 81 (79.4) | 1.4 (0.7–2.9) | 1.4 (0.6–3.0) |
 Midwife | 29 (28.4) | 73 (71.6) | 2.1 (1.1–4.2)b | 2.2 (1.1–4.7)b |
 Anesthetist | 2 (9.1) | 20 (90.9) | 0.5 (0.1–2.5) | 0.9 (0.1–5.0) |
 Nurse | 36 (35.3) | 66 (64.7) | 2.9 (1.5–5.7)b | 2.9 (1.4–5.8)b |
 Pharmacy | 18 (17.6) | 84 (82.4) | 1.2 (0.6–2.4) | 1.2 (0.5–2.4) |
Highest level of educational attainment | ||||
 Diplomaa | 74 (25.4) | 217 (74.6) |  |  |
 First degree | 48 (18.9) | 206 (81.1) | 0.6 (0.5–1.0) |  |