Table 4 Factors that influence the choice of training needs of medical laboratory professionals in Ghana based on logistic regression analysis

Age group

 20–30

0.52 (0.06–4.43)

0.28 (0.04–2.01)

0.22 (0.03–1.55)

0.16 (0.01–2.14)

 31–40

0.42 (0.06–3.25)

0.26 (0.04–1.62)

0.29 (0.05–1.84)

0.16 (0.01–1.94)

 41–50

0.53 (0.08–3.72)

0.69 (0.12–3.97)

0.67 (0.12–3.83)

0.13 (0.01–1.46)

 > 50

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Gender

 Female

0.91 (0.53–1.57)

0.89 (0.54–1.49)

1.08 (0.64–1.83)

1.26 (0.73–2.15)

 Male

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Cadre type

 Others

1.35 (0.13–14.43)

0.55 (0.05–5.99)

0.22 (0.02–2.01)

0.79 (0.07–8.44)

 Lab Manager

1.82 (0.42–7.87)

0.69 (0.15–3.19)

0.58 (0.13–2.55)

0.54 (0.11–2.73)

 Medical Lab Scientist

2.72 (0.76–9.71)

1.25 (0.32–4.930

0.95 (0.25–3.63)

1.26 (0.30–5.26)

 Medical Lab Technician

2.18 (0.60–7.96)

0.70 (0.17–2.79)

0.78 (0.20–3.07)

0.92 (0.21–3.94)

 Medical Lab Assistant

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Years in service

 1–5

0.50 (0.13–1.90)

2.15 (0.62–7.46)

3.42 (1.01–11.60)

1.56 (0.44–5.52)

 6–10

1.04 (0.29–3.76)

2.24 (0.70–7.20)

2.72 (0.88–8.44)

1.72 (0.55–5.41)

 11–15

1.11 (0.34–3.66)

1.89 (0.64–5.61)

2.25 (0.76–6.62)

1.02 (0.36–2.94)

 > 15

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Current place of work

 Ghana Health Service

2.36 (0.90–6.14)

2.82 (1.12–7.09)

1.21 (0.48–3.06)

0.76 (0.31–1.85)

 Mission Hospital

1.39 (0.50–3.80)

2.08 (0.78–5.59)

0.71 (0.27–1.91)

0.71 (0.27–1.83)

 Teaching Hospital

2.82 (0.95–8.39)

4.64 (1.63–13.25)

2.48 (0.87–7.08)

3.12 (1.05–9.34)

 Private Hospital/Laboratory

4.38 (1.41–13.58)

4.47 (1.50–13.32)

1.83 (0.63–5.32)

1.60 (0.55–4.68)

 Teaching/Research Institution

1.00

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Being in a supervisory role

 No

0.52 (0.22–1.22)

0.74 (0.32–1.71)

0.56 (0.26–1.20)

0.27 (0.11–0.65)

 Yes

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No. of staff supervised

 0

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 1–5

0.60 (0.25–1.43)

0.96 (0.41–2.23)

1.02 (0.47–2.22)

0.39 (0.16–0.95)

 6–10

0.42 (0.17–1.05)

0.49 (0.21–1.19)

0.65 (0.29–1.49)

0.39 (0.15–0.97)

 > 10

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Period for last CPD

 Not specified

1.97 (0.51–6.22)

3.34 (1.12–9.87)

4.81 (0.36–63.90)

0.20 (0.01–3.82)

 > 3

1.95 (0.60–6.32)

2.80 (0.83–9.47)

3.62 (1.19–11.00)

5.67 (1.39–23.14)

 1–3

1.05 (0.53–2.09)

0.87 (0.47–1.63)

0.98 (0.51–1.86)

1.17 (0.61–2.26)

 < 1

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Reason for attending CPD

 Facilitation of license renewal

0.69 (0.42–1.12)

0.67 (0.42–1.07)

0.54 (0.34–0.87)

1.10 (0.67–1.82)

 Exchange of expertise with colleagues

0.55 (0.18–1.68)

0.77 (0.26–2.33)

0.72 (0.25–2.08)

0.38 (0.12–1.18)

 Improvement in knowledge and skills

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