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. 2020 Sep 25;8:576227. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.576227

Table 3.

Multivariate analysis of motivation to complete assignments on time and other COVID-19 associated factors (behavioral/economic, faculty activities, academic workload and technology and connectivity).

Variables Regression Coefficient P-value 95% Confidence Interval
Behavioral and Economic Factors
1. How concerned are you about getting COVID-19? 0.155 0.032 0.012 to 0.264
2. Caring for child while school or childcare is unavailable 0.132 0.073 −0.034 to 0.750
3. Lost job or furloughed or business has slowed down vs. working or not applicable −0.041 0.612 −0.201 to 0.119
Faculty Activities
4. Faculty communicated what to expect with regards to online classes. 0.362 <0.001 0.231 to 0.536
Academic Workload
5. Transitioning to online classes increased academic workload 0.054 0.454 −0.067 to 0.149
Technology and Connectivity
6. Broadband (through a cable company's hotspot) 0.153 0.330 −0.532 to 0.536
7. Cellular service vs. none 0.104 0.496 −0.737 to 1.515
8. Overall, how successful have you been in logging on to participate in classes online? 0.247 0.002 0.168 to 0.698
Demographics
9. Male vs. Female 0.028 0.684 −0.318 to 0.483
10. Sophomore vs. Freshman −0.035 0.689 −1.222 to 0.810
11. Junior vs. Freshman 0.006 0.969 −0.674 to 0.701
12. Senior vs. Freshman −0.017 0.907 −0.717 to 0. 637
13. Masters vs. Freshman −0.019 0.885 −0.763 to 0.658
14. PHD vs. Freshman −0.060 0.545 −1.179 to 0. 625
15. DrPH vs. Freshman −0.057 0.623 −1.033 to 0. 620
16. Employment status (Full time vs. not currently working) −0.042 0.658 −0.545 to 0.345
17. Employment status (Part time vs. not currently working) −0.154 0.072 −0.716 to 0. 031