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. 2015 Jun;21(6):1012–1018. doi: 10.3201/eid2106.150013

Table 3. Association between knowledge, media use, and sociodemographic factors and willingness to volunteer in aid missions in Africa, Lower Saxony, Germany, 2014*.

Characteristic Odds ratio (95% CI) p value†
Age (per 10-y increase)
0.86 (0.77–0.96)
0.07
Sex 0.03
F 0.72 (0.53–0.98)
M
Reference

Education‡ 0.94
Low 1.09 (0.79–1.52)
Intermediate 1.05 (0.64–1.70)
High
Reference

Increased media use 0.90
Yes 0.98 (0.73–1.32)
No
Reference

Knowledge score (per 1-point increase) 1.06 (0.99–1.14) 0.09

*Multivariable logistic regression. EVD, Ebola virus disease.
†Wald test.
‡Low, <12 y of vocational or secondary education and/or completed apprenticeship; intermediate, at least 12 y of vocational or secondary education and/or degree of a specialized vocational school; high, university training (bachelor degree and higher academic level).