Assessment variable Predictor profession OR [95% CI] P=value LLDB Public health professionals 0.3 0.08-0.84 0.025* RFR Clinical officers 8.3 1.25-55.4 0.028* BTWC Veterinary doctors 2.4 1.09-5.49 0.031* UN1540 Agriculturalists  2.4 1.10-5.46 0.029* PoL Agriculturalists 3.3 1.05-10.1 0.041* MFP Agriculturalists 0.5 0.24-0.94 0.031* MFDD Public health professionals 0.3 0.10-1.00 0.042* Laboratory technologists 2.4 1.11-4.99 0.026* IIBB Laboratory technologists 0.6 0.32-0.98 0.042* DMS Veterinary doctors 0.2 0.05-0.94 0.042*

Table 5: Predictor professional sectors for the assessment variables. Key: OR=Odds ration; *=Significant at p<0.05; LLDB=Law in Uganda that provides a list of dangerous biological agents and toxins; RFR=Opinion of the requirement in Uganda for the registration of highly pathogenic biological agents and dangerous biological toxins; BTWC=Existence of steps in implementation of the Biological Toxins and Weapons Convention; UN1540=Existence of steps in implementation of the UN Resolution 1540; MFP=Existence of measures to prevent or prohibit production, stockpiling, retention or unimpeded access; PoL=Existence of policy or law in Uganda that adequately deals with national concerns on biosafety and biosecurity; pathogenic agents and biological toxins; MFP= Existence of measures to prevent or prohibit production, stockpiling, retention or unimpeded access to pathogenic agents and biological toxins; MFDD=Existence of measures in place for destruction/ diversion of biological agents/toxins; IIBB=existence of initiatives to improve Biosafety and Biosecurity; DMS=Perception about existence of an adequate national disease monitoring system.