Table 3.
Predictors of general knowledge about Zika by applying both univariate and multivariate analyzes.
| Variables/Categories | Low Level of Knowledge | Medium or High Level of Knowledge about Zika | Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | OR (CI 95) | p | OR (CI 95) | p | |
| Sex a | ||||||
| Woman | 42 (8.3) | 461 (91.7) | 0.771 (0.461–1.290) | 0.321 | ||
| Man | 26 (10.6) | 220 (89.4) | 1.0 | |||
| Status | ||||||
| Workers | 11 (6.7) | 154 (93.3) | 0.660 (0.338–1.291) | 0.225 | ||
| Students | 57 (9.8) | 527 (90.2) | 1.0 | |||
| Age Groups a | ||||||
| 15–19 | 26 (9.9) | 236 (90.1) | 1.082 (0.516–2.269) | 0.835 | ||
| 20–24 | 28 (10.1) | 249 (89.9) | 1.104 (0.53–2.298) | 0.791 | ||
| 25–39 | 3 (3.3) | 88 (96.7) | 0.335 (0.091–1.237) | 0.101 | ||
| 40 and over | 11 (9.2) | 108 (90.8) | 1.0 | |||
| Highest level of education a | ||||||
| High school or less | 37 (10.3) | 321 (89.7) | 1.815 (0.823–4.006) | 0.823 | ||
| Bachelor’s degree | 22 (9.1) | 219 (90.9) | 1.582 (0.684–3.659) | 0.684 | ||
| Posgraduate degree | 8 (6.0) | 126 (94.0) | 1.0 | |||
| Academic Area a | 3 (2.5) | 115 (97.5) | ||||
| Health Sciences | 65 (10.3) | 566 (89.7) | 0.227 (0.070–0.735) | 0.013 | 0.234 (0.071–0.778) | 0.018 * |
| Others | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||
| Region a | ||||||
| Coatzacoalcos-Minatitlán | 8 (11.0) | 65 (89.0) | 2.113 (0.701–6.367) | 0.184 | 2.6 (0.90–7.90) | 0.092 |
| Córdoba-Orizaba | 7 (6.2) | 106 (93.8) | 1.134 (0.369–3.487) | 0.827 | 1.6 (0.5–5.0) | 0.414 |
| Poza Rica-Tuxpan | 22 (15.2) | 123 (84.8) | 3.07 (1.2–7.859) | 0.019 | 3.1 (1.2–7.9) | 0.019 * |
| Veracruz | 13 (7.3) | 165 (92.7) | 1.353 (0.498–3.67) | 0.553 | 1.5 (0.5–4.0) | 0.45 |
| Xalapa | 12 (9.2) | 119 (90.8) | 1.731 (0.627–4.776) | 0.289 | 2.0 (0.7–5.6) | 0.176 |
| No specified | 6 (5.5) | 103 (94.5) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
a Data are presented in n (%); * Refers to findings significant at p < 0.05.