Independent variables

n

Positive attitude n (%)

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

χ2

p-value

cOR (95% CI)

p-value

aOR (95% CI)

p-value

Gender

1.079

0.229

Female

194

131 (67.5)

1.56 (0.67 - 3.65)

0.73 (0.27 - 1.94)

0.521

Male

34

26 (76.5)

1.00

1.00

Institution

6.975

0.431

St. Monica

14

8 (57.1)

2/32 (0.73 - 7.37)

0.195

0.43 (0.09 - 1.92)

0.266

St. Jude

12

8 (66.7)

1.54 (0.43 - 5.6)

0.497

0.77 (0.17 - 3.6)

0.733

HIAMS

31

21 (67.7)

1.47 (0.61 - 3.57)

0.481

0.85 (0.22 - 3.3)

0.812

University of Buea

25

17 (68.0)

1.45 (0.56 - 3.81)

0.451

0.79 (0.08 - 7.52)

0.839

Maflekumen

14

11 (78.6)

0.84 (0.22 - 3.28)

1.000

2.57 (0..42 - 15.73)

0.307

SRNS Limbe

21

11 (52.4)

2.81 (1.06 - 7.46)

0.059

0.24 (0.08 - 0.73)

0.012

Redemption Muyuka

17

10 (58.8)

2.16 (0.74 - 6.33)

0.233

0.63 (0.18 - 2.26)

0.483

St. Francis School

94

71 (75.5)

1.00

1.00

Level of study

1.941

0.585

2

98

70 (71.4)

0.91 (0.34 - 2.46)

1.000

0.61 (0.06 - 5.86)

0.667

3

84

58 (69.1)

1.02 (0.38 - 2.79)

1.000

1.19 (0.13 - 11.01)

0.876

4

23

13 (56.5)

1.76 (0.52 - 5.91)

0.542

0.40 (0.05 - 3.19)

0.387

5

23

16 (69.6)

1.00

1.00

Knowledge

49.323

<0.001

Good

32

5 (15.6)

13.5 (2.03 - 90.02)

0.007

0.05 (0.01 - 0.39)

0.004

Average

189

147 (77.8)

0.71 (0.13 - 3.81)

0.655

1.17 (0.19 - 7.23)

0.865

Poor

7

5 (71.4)

1.00

1.00

Age

0.239

0.887

≤20

4

3 (75.0)

0.61 (0.05 - 7.24)

1.000

0.95 (0.07 - 12.32)

0.971

21 - 29

204

142 (69.6)

0.8 (0.28 - 2.26)

0.785

1.47 (0.43 - 4.99)

0.537

≥30

17

11 (64.7)

1.00

1.00

Specialisation

0.408

0.523

Midwifery

28

20 (71.4)

0.75 (0.31 - 1.80)

0.671

4.95 (0.92 - 26.54)

0.062

Nursing

199

130 (65.3)