Table V.

Multivariate regressions of avoiding crowded places with variables of the HBM, age, and gender of respondents.

Avoids crowded places – Moderately often, Frequently, or Very frequently (vs. Very infrequently or Infrequently)	OR (95% CI)	p-value	AIC 348.942
Intercept (OR0)	0.149 (0.0460, 0.485)	0.00156 *
Avoiding crowded places reduces my likelihood of contracting the swine flu. (Perceived Benefits) (ORben)
Strongly disagree, Disagree, or Neutral	1.0
Agree or Strongly agree	3.90 (2.17, 7.03)	5.64 * 10−6 *
It is difficult to avoid crowded environments? (Perceived Barriers) (ORbar)
Strongly disagree or Disagree	1.0
Neutral, Agree, or Strongly agree	0.778 (0.341, 1.78)	0.551
If you were to catch the swine flu, how likely would you be to die as a result? (Perceived Severity) (ORsev)
Very unlikely or Unlikely	1.0
Moderately likely, Likely, or Very likely	1.42 (0.744, 2.70)	0.290
How likely do you think you are to contract the swine flu? (Perceived Susceptibility) (ORsus)
Very unlikely or Unlikely	1.0
Moderately likely, Likely, or Very likely	1.54 (0.849, 2.78)	0.156
Gender (ORgen)
Female	1.0
Male	0.497 (0.277, 0.892)	0.0191 *
Age (ORage)
≤ 65	1.0
> 65	1.43 (1.04, 1.96)	0.0262 *

^*p ≤ 0.05