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. 2021 Jan 14;16(1):e0245176. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245176

Table 4. Independent predictors of knowledge in multivariable logistic regression.

Predictor of Good Knowledge Crude Odds Ratio[95% CI] Adjusted Odds Ratio[95% CI]
Age category [11-19yrs, 20-29yrs, 30-39yrs, 40-49yrs, 50-70yrs] 11-19yrs 1.0 [reference] 1.0 [reference]
For each increasing age  1.6 [1.40–1.86; p<0.0001] 1.04 [0.84–1.28; p = 0.517]
Marital status Single 1.0 [reference] 1.0 [reference]
Ever married 4.15 [3.01–5.71; p<0.0001] 2.56 [1.64–4.03; p<0.001]
Educational level Non-tertiary 1.0 [reference] 1.0 [reference]
Tertiary 0.36 [0.27–0.50; p<0.001] 0.81 [0.54–1.20; p = 0.272]
Mode of Questionnaire administration Paper 1.0 [reference] 1.0 [reference]
Online 0.12[0.07–0.19; p<0.0001] 0.11[0.07–0.19; p<0.0001]
Fear of COVID 19 Little fear 1.0 [reference] 1.0 [reference]
Marked fear 0.99 [0.98–0.99; p<0.0001] 2.43 [1.63–3.61; p<0.001]
Modification of habit in the last 3 Modified 1.0 [reference] 1.0 [reference]
Hasn’t modified 1.00 [0.98–1.01; p>0.05] 0.67 [0.45–0.97; p = 0.04]

Predictors of GK of COVID 19 in Multivariate analysis (Logistic Regression); Log-likelihood ratio = -363.93, R2 = 23.77.