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. 2021 Jan 22;14:253–262. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S277904

Table 4.

Associated Factors for the Level of Attitude of Participants Toward COVID-19

S. No. Variables Level of Attitude COR (95% CI) P-value AOR (95% CI) P-value
Poor Good
1 Age
18–44.9 8.2 91.8 1 0.03 3.82 (1.76–19.07) 0.03٭
45–59.99 16.1 83.9 0.46 (0.24–0.88) 1.21 (0.23–6.28)
≥60 18.8 81.3 0.39 (0.11–1.41) 1
2 Education
No formal education 19.2 80.8 1 0.04 1 0.04٭
Primary school (1–8) 7.7 92.3 2.85 (1.31–6.17) 2.94 (1.21–7.14)
Secondary school (9–12) 9.1 90.9 2.37 (1.11–5.16) 2.17 (1.03–6.91)
Diploma and above 8.6 91.4 2.52 1.08–5.90) 2.53 (1.15–7.50)
3 Marital status
Married 8.3 91.7 1 0.248 1 0.09
Unmarried 14.0 86.0 0.55 (0.30–1.02) 0.33 (0.15–0.73)
Divorced 7.7 92.3 1.08 (0.13–8.54) 1.55 (0.16–15.42)
Widowed 25.0 75.0 0.27 (0.03–2.67) 0.39 (0.03–5.68)
4 Residence
Urban 10.4 89.6 0.86 (0.50–1.49) 0.21 0.89 (0.47–1.67) 0.80
Rural 9.1 90.9 1 1
5 Chronic illness
Yes 5.9 94.1 1.89 (0.78–4.53) 0.15 2.73 (1.01–7.44) 0.02٭
No 10.6 89.4 1 1
6 Internet as information sources
Yes 10.1 89.9 0.95 (0.48–1.90) 0.18 0.81 (0.34–1.94) 0.95
No 9.7 90.3 1 1
7 Television/Radio as information sources
Yes 8.0 92.0 2.97 (1.59–5.549) 0.00 2.65 (1.27–5.54) 0.00٭
No 20.5 79.5 1 1
8 Telecommunication as sources of information
Yes 9.5 90.5 1.10 (0.62–1.86) 0.17 0.66 (0.34–1.28) 0.16
No 10.1 89.9 1 1
9 Religious teaching as sources of information
Yes 15.2 84.8 0.57 (0.24–1.34) 0.19 0.54 (0.21–1.40) 0.16
No 9.3 90.7 1 1

Note: ٭Statistically significant.

Abbreviations: COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.