Table 3.
Multivariable GLM for parents’ knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs in COVID-19 infection among children.
| Demographic variables | Overall | Knowledge | Attitudes | Belief | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (95%CI) | p-value | β (95%CI) | p-value | β (95%CI) | p-value | β (95%CI) | p-value | |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Female | ref | ref | ref | ref | ||||
| Male | 0.05(−0.021, 0.032) | 0.685 | 0.015(−0.021, 0.051) | 0.413 | −0.64(−0.120, −0.008) | 0.025* | −0.047(−0.077, −0.017) | 0.002* |
| Education | ||||||||
| Literate | ref | ref | ref | ref | ||||
| Illiterate | −0.025(−0.55, 0.004) | 0.093 | −0.037(−0.077, 0.003) | 0.073 | 0.006(−0.30, 0.041) | 0.755 | −0.003(−0.037, 0.031) | 0.875 |
| Habitation | ||||||||
| Urban | ref | ref | ref | ref | ||||
| Rural | −0.137(−0.185, −0.091) | <0.001* | −0.168(−0.231, −0.106) | <0.001* | −0.064(−0.120, 0.044) | 0.481 | −0.069(−0.122, −0.016) | 0.011* |
| Socioeconomic status (SES) | ||||||||
| Upper | ref | ref | ref | ref | ||||
| lower | 0.001(−0.028, 0.031) | 0.927 | 0.015(−0.030, 0.051) | 0.611 | −0.048(−0.083—0.021) | 0.009* | 0.007(−0.027, 0.040) | 0.707 |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| ≤50 | ref | ref | ref | ref | ||||
| >50 | 0.023(−0.037, 0.082) | 0.455 | 0.037(−0.044, 0.118) | 0.370 | 0.005(−0.067, 0.078) | 0.888 | −0.027(−0.096, 0.041) | 0.433 |
β (95% Wald CI) was derived from a GLM (Gamma distribution with log link function); p < 0.01, high significant difference; p < 0.001, extremely significant difference; Ref, Reference.