Table 5.

Factors associated with knowledge about COVID-19 among bank workers in Dessie City, Ethiopia, January 2021.

Variable	Category	Knowledge level
		Good	Poor	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	p-value
Sex of respondent	Male	193	40	1	1
	Female	157	23	1.42 (0.81–2.46)	0.72 (0.37–1.39)	0.328
Age of respondent (years)	18–34	196	51	1	1
	≥35	154	12	3.34 (1.72–6.48)	0.85 (0.32–2.28)	0.747
Education level	Diploma	85	16	1	1
	1st degree	143	37	0.73 (0.38–1.39)	0.54 (0.26–1.14)	0.108
	Masters	122	10	2.30 (0.99–5.31)	0.78 (0.21–2.91)	0.708
Monthly income (dollar)	110.74–259.16	166	44	1	1
	259.17–598.00	184	19	2.57 (1.44–4.57)	1.17 (0.45–3.03)	0.744
Marital status	Not married	138	41	1	1
	Married	212	22	2.86 (1.63–5.02)	1.37 (0.68–2.78)	0.381
Experience in the bank (years)	<2	56	15	1	1
	2–5	155	39	1.07 (0.55–2.08)	1.07 (0.51–2.26)	0.858
	>5	139	9	4.12 (1.71–10.0)	1.23 (0.36–4.24)	0.742
Family size (persons)	<5	194	51	1	1
	≥5	156	12	3.42 (1.76–6.63)	1.12 (0.47–2.67)	0.798
Have children in household	No	154	42	1	1
	Yes	196	21	2.55 (1.45–4.48)	1.25 (0.62–2.51)	0.535
Presence of poster showing COVID-19 preventive measures at work	No	266	56	1	1
	Yes	84	7	2.53 (1.11–5.75)	1.99 (0.81–4.93)	0.135
Received training on COVID-19	No	255	54	1	1
	Yes	95	9	2.23 (1.06–4.70)	1.02 (0.40–2.61)	0.966
Received health information on COVID-19	No	68	27	1	1
	Yes	282	36	3.11 (1.77–5.47)	1.44 (0.74–2.81)	0.281
Attitude toward COVID-19 prevention measures	Negative	148	57	1	1
	Positive	202	6	12.97(5.45–30.87)	8.89 (3.34–23.64)	<0.001*

AOR, adjusted odds ratio; COR, crude odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; 1, reference category. *Significant association.