Table 4. Factors associated with COVID 19 preventive behavior among waiters working in food and drinking establishments, Southwest Ethiopia, 2020.
| Variables | Preventive behavior | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (%) | Poor (%) | ||||
| Age group | |||||
| 18–25 | 48(21.1) | 180(78.9) | 1 | 1 | |
| 26–35 | 26(19.0) | 111(81.0) | 0.88(0.52–1.50) | 0.81(0.45,1.43) | 0.462 |
| >35 | 14(27.5) | 37(72.5) | 1.42(0.71–2.84) | 1.49(0.72,3.07) | 0.284 |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 27(14.1) | 164(85.9) | 1 | 1 | |
| Female | 61(27.1) | 167(72.9) | 2.26(1.37–3.73) | 2.33(1.38–3.94) | 0.002 |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 74(21.1) | 276(78.9) | 1 | 1 | |
| Married | 8(33.3) | 16(66.7) | 1.86(0.76–4.53) | 2.26(0.89,5.73) | 0.087 |
| Divorced/ Widowed | 6(14.3) | 36(85.7) | 0.62(0.25–1.53) | 0.69(0.27,1.77) | 0.444 |
| Educational status | |||||
| No education | 9(11.4) | 70(88.6) | 0.48(0.17–0.83) | 0.39(0.17–0.88) | 0.023 |
| Primary | 40(21.9) | 143(78.1) | 0.82(0.49–1.37) | 0.99(0.58–1.69) | 0.978 |
| Secondary/ Above | 39(25.3) | 115(74.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| Knowledge of COVID 19 | |||||
| Poor | 25(19.5) | 103(80.5) | 1 | 1 | |
| Fair | 36(20.8) | 137(79.2) | 0.79(0.42–1.46) | 0.96(0.49,1.89) | 0.911 |
| Good | 27(23.5) | 88(76.5) | 0.86(0.48–1.51) | 0.98(0.53,1.82) | 0.949 |
| Risk perception | |||||
| Low | 27(13.9) | 167(86.1) | 1 | 1 | |
| High | 61(27.5) | 161(72.5) | 2.34(1.42–3.87) | 2.56(1.51–4.32) | <0.001 |
| Self-efficacy | |||||
| Low | 38(17.2) | 183(82.8) | 1 | 1 | |
| High | 50(25.6) | 145(74.4) | 1.66(1.03–2.67) | 1.75(1.05–2.90) | 0.030 |
Hosmer and Lemeshow test; X2 = 9.36; df = 8; p = 0.313.