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. 2020 Jul 15;11:686. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00686

Table 4.

Logistic regression analysis of health beliefs as predictors of PHQ-9 screened positive depression among 932 Chinese healthcare workers.

Model 1* Model 2#
OR (95% CI) P-trend OR (95% CI) P-trend
Feeling susceptible to COVID-19 infection
 Not at all/to a small extent 1.00 <0.001 1.00 <0.001
 To a moderate extent 2.20 (1.45-3.34) 1.64 (1.03-2.59)
 To a very great extent 3.51 (2.14-5.74) 2.65 (1.55-4.54)
Fearful of contracting COVID-19
 Not at all/to a small extent 1.00 <0.001 1.00 0.006
 To a moderate extent 1.95 (1.27-3.00) 1.68 (1.04-2.72)
 To a very great extent 2.94 (1.84-4.70) 1.98 (1.19-3.29)
Wearing face mask could prevent contracting COVID-19
 Not at all/to a small extent 1.00 0.049 1.00 0.221
 To a moderate extent 1.50 (0.68-3.29) 1.50 (0.63-3.56)
 To a very great extent 0.89 (0.41-1.91) 1.00 (0.42-2.36)
Difficult to get face masks
 Not at all/to a small extent 1.00 <0.001 1.00 <0.001
 To a moderate extent 2.06 (1.35-3.14) 1.90 (1.22-1.98)
 To a very great extent 2.67 (1.66-4.28) 2.27 (1.39-3.71)
Encouraged by family and peers to wear face mask
 Not at all/to a small extent 1.00 0.027 1.00 0.030
 To a moderate extent 0.57 (0.29-1.13) 0.56 (0.27-1.14)
 To a very great extent 0.48 (0.26-0.87) 0.45 (0.23-0.88)
Having adequate knowledge about COVID-19
 Not at all/to a small extent 1.00 0.085 1.00 0.367
 To a moderate extent 1.09 (0.66-1.81) 1.23 (0.72-2.10)
 To a very great extent 0.71 (0.40-1.26) 0.88 (0.44-1.62)

*Adjusted for sex, educational level, marital status, location, profession, ward/unit, work experience, and number of risk factors.

#Model 1 plus mutual adjustment of health belief variables.