Table 5 Factors influencing physical therapists’ willingness to provide customer-oriented service to patients/clients with pregnancy/postpartum-related disorder
From: Physical therapists’ experiences and perceptions of antepartum and postpartum care
Variables | Crude OR (95% CI) | p-value | aOR (95% CI)a | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Female | 2.34 (1.24-4.42) | < 0.01 | 2.95 (1.44-6.02) | < 0.01 |
Age, years | 0.98 (0.94-1.01) | 0.21 | 0.98 (0.93-1.02) | 0.09 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 1.0 | |||
Married | 0.69 (0.36-1.31) | 0.25 | ||
Number of births | ||||
0 | 1.0 | |||
1 | 0.59 (0.24-1.44) | 0.25 | ||
2 | 0.59 (0.24-1.44) | 0.25 | ||
3 | 0.35 (0.04-3.50) | 0.37 | ||
Year of working experience (PT) | ||||
< 5 | 1.0 | |||
5-15 | 0.92 (0.46-1.85) | 0.81 | ||
16-25 | 0.48 (0.18-1.25) | 0.13 | ||
> 25 | 0.59 (0.12-2.94) | 0.52 | ||
Clinical setting | ||||
Medical Center | 1.53 (0.44-5.38) | 0.50 | 2.18 (0.54-8.84) | 0.27 |
Regional Hospital | 5.50 (1.07-28.25) | 0.04 | 7.56 (1.38-41.58) | 0.02 |
District Hospital or District Teaching Hospital | 3.10 (1.01-9.46) | 0.05 | 5.74 (1.71-19.20) | < 0.01 |
Clinic | 2.42 (0.93-6.29) | 0.07 | 3.94 (1.37-11.29) | 0.01 |
Physiotherapy Clinic | 4.25 (1.17-15.51) | 0.03 | 5.61 (1.38-22.72) | 0.02 |
Educational setting (PT or relevant field) | 1.33 (0.23-7.63) | 0.75 | 1.75 (0.19-15.69) | 0.62 |
Other | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Had accessed training or education specific to antepartum and postpartum care during undergraduate or postgraduate study | ||||
Yes | 1.87 (0.87-4.04) | 0.11 | 1.97 (0.82-4.70) | 0.13 |
No | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Had accessed courses or training specific to the antepartum and postpartum care after qualification | ||||
Yes | 2.52 (1.03-6.16) | 0.04 | 1.78 (0.64-4.89) | 0.26 |
No | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Prior experience of treating antepartum or postpartum women | ||||
Yes | 3.62 (1.56-8.36) | < 0.01 | 4.37 (1.68-11.41) | < 0.01 |
No | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||