Table 2.
Factors associated with knowledge of COVID-19.
| Knowledge about COVID-19 | Inadequate Knowledge | Adequate Knowledge | OR (Univariable) | OR (Multivariable) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 181) | (n = 870) | (95% CI; p-Value) | (95% CI; p-Value) φ | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 72 (22.1) | 254 (77.9) | - | - |
| Male | 109 (15.0) | 616 (85.0) | 1.60 (1.15–2.23, p = 0.005) ** | 1.60 (1.02–2.47, p = 0.036) * |
| Professional Category | ||||
| Doctor | 60 (16.2) | 311 (83.8) | - | - |
| Paramedics | 57 (18.5) | 251 (81.5) | 0.85 (0.57–1.27, p = 0.423) | 1.06 (0.65–1.75, p = 0.809) |
| Nurse/Midwife | 35 (20.2) | 138 (79.8) | 0.76 (0.48–1.22, p = 0.246) | 1.21 (0.67–2.18, p = 0.537) |
| Public Health Workers | 11 (9.0) | 111 (91.0) | 1.95 (1.02–4.03, p = 0.054) | 1.65 (0.78–3.72, p = 0.203) |
| Lab Worker | 8 (15.7) | 43 (84.3) | 1.04 (0.49–2.48, p = 0.929) | 0.92 (0.42–2.26, p = 0.851) |
| Other (Pharmacist, Ayurveda HW, etc.) | 10 (38.5) | 16 (61.5) | 0.31 (0.14–0.73, p = 0.006) ** | 0.33 (0.14–0.80, p = 0.012) * |
| Type of Health Facility | ||||
| Federal and Provincial managerial agencies | 12 (9.0) | 122 (91.0) | - | - |
| Teaching Hospital | 38 (19.9) | 153 (80.1) | 0.40 (0.19–0.77, p = 0.009) ** | 0.51 (0.23–1.09, p = 0.090) |
| Public Hospital | 38 (15.8) | 202 (84.2) | 0.52 (0.25–1.01, p = 0.064) | 0.66 (0.30–1.37, p = 0.284) |
| Private Hospital | 15 (11.4) | 117 (88.6) | 0.77 (0.34–1.70, p = 0.516) | 0.95 (0.40–2.24, p = 0.915) |
| Local public health facilities | 72 (24.7) | 220 (75.3) | 0.30 (0.15–0.56, p < 0.001) *** | 0.35 (0.17–0.68, p = 0.003) ** |
| Local-level managerial agencies | 56 (90.3) | 0.92 (0.34–2.75, p = 0.871) | 0.96 (0.34–2.95, p = 0.936) | |
| Presence of Chronic Disease | ||||
| No | 148 (16.3) | 761 (83.7) | - | - |
| Yes | 33 (23.2) | 109 (76.8) | 0.64 (0.42–1.00, p = 0.042) * | 0.58 (0.37–0.91, p = 0.015) * |
φ Odds Ratios were obtained by multivariate logistic regression adjusted for gender, professional categories, health facility types, and presence of chronic disease. * p-value < 0.05 at the 5% level of significance ** p-value < 0.01 at the 5% level of significance *** p-value < 0.001 at the 5% level of significance.