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. 2020 Mar 30;15(3):e0230960. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230960

Table 3. Binary logistic regression analysis showing factors associated with risk perception.

Variables Categories β Odds Ratio 95% CI for Odds Ratio p value
Lower Upper
Sex Male 0.473 1.605 0.932 2.765 0.088
Female Ref
Ethnicity Upper caste 0.163 1.177 0.691 2.765 0.549
Non upper caste Ref
Education Literate 0.791 2.205 0.925 5.257 0.074
Illiterate Ref
Residence near hospital > 20 years 0.372 1.451 0.736 2.861 0.282
≤ 20 years Ref
Health and other problems faced Yes 0.458 1.581 0.833 3.002 0.161
No Ref
Complained about hospital’s HCWM Yes 0.122 1.130 0.581 2.465 0.759
No Ref
Knowledge on HCWM Adequate 1.199 3.318 1.673 6.581 0.001*
Inadequate Ref
Constant -1.373 0.253 0.004

*Significant at p<0.05 Ref: Reference