Table 4.

Associations of COVID-19 knowledge and number of COVID-19 preventive behaviors with COVID-19 misinformation belief among respondents who were exposed to misinformation (N=711)^a.

Variables		Participants, n (%)	Misinformation belief (yes/no)
			Crude odds ratio (95% CI)	Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)b
Knowledge
	Low (0-24)	259 (36.44)	Reference	Reference
	High (25-35)	452 (63.56)	0.59 (0.44-0.80)c	0.62 (0.45-0.84)c
Preventive behaviors
	0-6 behaviors	305 (42.82)	Reference	Reference
	≥7 behaviors	407 (57.18)	0.51 (0.37-0.70)d	0.54 (0.39-0.74)d

^aAll data were weighted by sex and age distribution of the general population in the Seoul metropolitan area in Korea.

^bAdjusted for sex, age, highest education level, household arrangement, and monthly personal income.

^cP<.01.

^dP<.001.