Table 5 Health nurses’ experiences and attitudes regarding collaboration with dental personnel to the characteristics of health nurses and health centres. Multivariate logistic regression. Odds ratios (OR) and 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CI)
From: Health nurses’ experiences and attitudes regarding collaboration with dental personnel
Frequency of contact with dental personnel | Knowledge of referral routines | Frequency of referral to dental personnel | Satisfied with collaboration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Monthly or more | Yes | Monthly or more | Yes | |
OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | OR (95 % CI) | |
Age of health nurses | ||||
< 45 years (ref) | ||||
≥ 45 years | 1.2 (0.5–2.8) | 2.7 (1.1–6.4) | 1.4 (0.6–3.0) | 1.6 (0.8–3.7) |
Socioeconomic status | ||||
High (ref) | ||||
Average | 0.9 (0.4–2.5) | 0.6 (0.2–1.4) | 0.9 (0.3–2.2) | 2.5 (1.0–6.5) |
Low | 0.8 (0.2–3.1) | 0.4 (0.1–1.8) | 0.4 (0.1–1.3) | 1.1 (0.3–4.3) |
Immigrants | ||||
Low (ref) | ||||
High | 2.5 (1.0–6.4) | 1.1 (0.4–3.1) | 6.4 (2.7–14.9) | 1.0 (0.4–2.4) |
Size of health centres | ||||
Large (ref) | ||||
Small | 1.7 (0.7–4.6) | 1.5 (0.6–3.8) | 1.1 (0.5–2.6) | 3.2 (1.4–7.0) |