Table 6.
Factors affecting the likelihood of taking day-to-day protective actions, and of wanting but being unable to take proactive actions, using multivariate logistic regression analyses.
| Variables | Taking Day-to-Day Protective Actions | Wanting to Take Protective Actions but Unable |
|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Pregnancy status | ||
| Never | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Currently | 1.63 (0.89–2.97) | 0.82 (0.42–0.1.61) |
| Past | 1.43 (1.07–1.90) * | 0.97 (0.74–1.27) |
| Age group, years | ||
| 18–29 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 30–39 | 1.86 (1.37–2.53) *** | 1.18 (0.87–1.58) |
| 40–45 | 1.32 (0.90–1.93) | 1.81 (1.25–2.64) ** |
| Level of concern about environmental exposures | ||
| Not at all to slightly | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Moderately to very | 2.47 (1.89–3.23) *** | 2.37(1.80–3.09) *** |
| Day-to-day exposures can be harmful to child health | ||
| Strongly disagree to neutral | 1.0 | |
| Agree to strongly agree | 2.63 (1.60–4.32) *** | |
| Take day-to-day protective actions | ||
| No | 1.0 | |
| Yes | 2.04 (1.54–2.69) *** | |
| Want to take protective actions but unable 1 | ||
| No | 1.0 | |
| Yes | 1.85 (1.39–2.45) *** | |
| Enough knowledge to take protective actions | ||
| Not really to not at all | 1.0 | |
| To some extent or definitely | 2.35 (1.80–3.08) *** | |
| Ever discussed hazards with healthcare provider | ||
| No | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Yes | 2.22 (1.60–3.08) *** | 1.77 (1.33–2.36) *** |
| Observations (unweighted) | n = 1556 | n = 1598 |
| Pseudo R2 (Nagelkerke) | 0.274 | 0.158 |
Note: OR = odds ratio, 95% CI = (95% confidence interval); * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. 1 Respondents, even those who reported taking protective actions, were asked if there were actions that they would like to take to protect their own health or their family’s health from environmental hazards but were unable to.