Table 5.

Factors Associated with COVID-19 Prevention Practice, Employees in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2020 (N=628)

Variables	Category	Practice		COR, 95% CI	AOR, 95% CI	P-value
		Poor	Good
Sex	Male	308	126	0.73(0.51,1.04)
	Female	124	70	1
Age (years)	24–28	298	116	0.65(0.46,0.93)*	1.53(0.79,0.299)	0.210
	>28	134	80	1	1
Marital status	Single	219	142	2.56(1.77,3.69)*	1.96(0.93,4.13)	0.770
	Married	213	54	1	1
Educational status	Certificate	46	142	5.50(3.02,10.01)*	2.91(0.86,9.79)	0.085
	Degree	248	54	2.97(1.83,4.81)*	1.43(0.55,3.69)	0.463
	Masters and above	138	196	1	1
Occupational status	Non-health workers	363	134	0.41(0.28,0.61)*	0.56(0.267,1.19)	0.563
	Health workers	69	62	1	1
Income (birr)	2500–7499	248	154	4.85(2.78,8.48)*	3.67(1.09,12.42)	0.036
	7500–12,499	59	26	3.44(1.72,6.90)*	4.25(1.23,14.65)	0.022
	≥12,500	125	16	1	1
Knowledge	Poor knowledge	180	68	0.74(0.52,1.06)
	Good knowledge	252	128	1
Perceived susceptibility	Low	281	110	0.69(0.49,0.97)*	1.24(0.68,2.24)	0.482
	High	151	86	1	1
Perceived severity	Low	236	101	0.88(0.63,1.24)
	High	196	95	1
Perceived benefit	Low	231	85	0.67(0.47,0.94)*	1.34(0.75,2.39)	0.324
	High	201	111	1	1
Perceived barrier	Low	406	91	0.06(0.03,0.09)*	0.03(0.01,0.05)	0.000
	High	26	105	1
Cues to action	Low	280	45	0.16(0.11,0.24)*	0.05(0.026,0.10)	0.000
	High	152	151	1	1
Self-efficacy	Low	280	49	0.18(0.12,0.26)*	0.08(0.04,0.14)	0.000
	High	152	147	1	1

Note: *P-value < 0.05.