Table 3.
Factors affecting concern of getting COVID-19.
| Characteristics | Not Worry or Don’t Know † (n = 252) | Worry (n = 505) | p-Value | AOR (95% CI) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 18–24 | 15 (6.0%) | 55 (10.9%) | 0.037 | 1 | |
| 25–44 | 77 (30.6%) | 169 (33.5%) | 0.567 (0.294–1.095) | 0.091 | ||
| 45–64 | 103 (40.9%) | 198 (39.2%) | 0.606 (0.318–1.153) | 0.127 | ||
| 65 or more | 57 (22.6%) | 83 (16.4%) | 0.493 (0.244–0.995) | 0.048 | ||
| Gender | Male | 132 (52.4%) | 220 (43.6%) | 0.022 | 1 | |
| Female | 120 (47.6%) | 285 (56.4%) | 1.323 (0.956–1.831) | 0.092 | ||
| Chronic disease | No | 206 (81.7%) | 412 (81.6%) | 0.957 | ||
| Yes | 46 (18.3%) | 93 (18.3%) | ||||
| Education level | Primary level or below | 25 (10.0%) | 33 (6.6%) | 0.249 | ||
| Secondary level | 108 (43.0%) | 220 (43.7%) | ||||
| Tertiary level | 118 (47.0%) | 250 (49.7%) | ||||
| Marital status | Non-married | 99 (39.4%) | 201 (39.9%) | 0.908 | ||
| Married | 152 (60.2%) | 303 (60.1%) | ||||
| Residential district | Hong Kong Island | 52 (21.0%) | 93 (18.4%) | 0.207 | ||
| Kowloon | 83 (32.9%) | 145 (28.7%) | ||||
| New Territories | 116 (46.0%) | 267 (52.9%) | ||||
| Families members with chronic disease | No or don’t know | 209 (82.9%) | 393 (77.8%) | 0.100 | ||
| Yes | 43 (17.1%) | 112 (22.2%) | ||||
| Household floor area | 350 ft or below | 53 (21.6%) | 100 (21.1%) | 0.964 | ||
| 351 ft to 800 ft | 157 (64.1%) | 304 (64.0%) | ||||
| 801 ft or above | 35 (14.3%) | 71 (14.9%) | ||||
| Household income | <2000–7999 | 29 (12.1%) | 36 (7.6%) | 0.147 | ||
| 8000–19,999 | 36 (15.0%) | 65 (13.8%) | ||||
| 20,000–39,999 | 66 (27.5%) | 123 (26.1%) | ||||
| 40,000 or more | 109 (45.4%) | 248 (52.5%) | ||||
| Believing COVID-19 had large effect on their physical health | No | 158 (62.9%) | 206 (40.9%) | <0.001 | 1 | |
| Yes | 93 (37.1%) | 298 (59.1%) | 1.583 (1.111–2.256) | 0.011 | ||
| Believing COVID-19 had large effect on their mental health | No | 183 (72.6%) | 219 (43.4%) | <0.001 | 1 | |
| Yes | 69 (27.4%) | 286 (56.6%) | 2.490 (1.719–3.608) | <0.001 | ||
| Believing COVID-19 had large effect on their financial status | No | 181 (71.8%) | 324 (64.2%) | 0.035 | 1 | |
| Yes | 71 (28.2%) | 181 (35.8%) | 0.927 (0.644–1.336) | 0.685 | ||
| Believing COVID-19 had large effect on their social life | No | 104 (41.3%) | 108 (21.4%) | <0.001 | 1 | |
| Yes | 148 (58.7%) | 397 (78.6%) | 1.657 (1.138–2.413) | 0.008 | ||
| Believing COVID-19 had large effect on whole Hong Kong society | No | 22 (8.7%) | 20 (4.0%) | 0.007 | 1 | |
| Yes | 230 (91.3%) | 485 (96.0%) | 1.205 (0.608–2.385) | 0.593 | ||
| Perceived sufficient knowledge to manage COVID-19 | No | 127 (50.4%) | 269 (53.3%) | 0.456 | ||
| Yes | 125 (49.6%) | 236 (43.7%) | ||||
| Perceived COVID-19 infectivity | Very low to medium or don’t know | 16 (6.3%) | 17 (3.4%) | 0.058 | 1 | |
| High or very high | 236 (93.7%) | 488 (96.6%) | 1.290 (0.610–2.728) | 0.505 | ||
| Perceived COVID-19 severity | Very low to medium or don’t know | 58 (23.0%) | 63 (19.0%) | 0.197 | ||
| High or very high | 194 (77.0%) | 409 (81.0%) | ||||
† 248 participants reported “not worried” and 4 reported “don’t know”.