Table 8. Bi-variable and multivariable regression of association between socio-demographic and economic characteristics with the knowledge scores of COVID-19 among adult population in Sidama regional state, South Ethiopia, 2020.
| Variables | Knowledge | COR | AOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insufficient | Sufficient | |||
| Age | ||||
| < 20 | 45 (40.5) | 66 (59.5) | 1.66 (1.03, 2.95) | 1.44 (0.69, 3.02) |
| 21–30 | 207 (41.2) | 296 (58.8) | 1.61 (1.01, 2.59) | 1.34 (0.76, 2.35) |
| 31–40 | 158 (42.6) | 213 (57.4) | 1.52 (0.94, 2.47) | 1.36 (0.80, 2.33) |
| 41–50 | 64 (43.2) | 84 (56.8) | 1.48 (0.86, 2.55) | 1.35 (0.76, 2.39) |
| > 50 | 43 (53.1) | 38 (46.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 219 (30.8) | 491 (69.2) | 3.24 (2.26, 5.01) | 2.51 (1.65, 3.78)** |
| Female | 298 (59.1) | 206 (40.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 49 (38.3) | 79 (61.7) | 1.61 (1.02, 3.51) | 0.96 (0.38, 2.38) |
| Married | 430 (42.0) | 594 (58.0) | 1.38 (0.68, 2.79) | 1.12 (0.51, 2.45) |
| Divorced | 22 (73.3) | 8 (26.7) | 0.36 (0.12, 1.05) | 0.26 (0.08, 0.83) |
| Widowed | 16 (50) | 16 (50) | 1 | 1 |
| Educational status | ||||
| Cannot read and write | 106 (59.6) | 72 (40.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Read and write only | 35 (59.3) | 24 (40.7) | 1.01 (0.55, 1.83) | 0.89 (0.47, 1.66) |
| Primary education (1–8) | 238 (44.8) | 293 (55.2) | 1.81 (1.28, 2.55) | 1.57 (1.06, 2.30)* |
| Secondary education (9–12) | 84 (34.6) | 159 (65.4) | 2.78 (1.86, 4.15) | 2.38 (1.50, 3.78)* |
| Diploma and above | 54 (26.6) | 149 (73.4) | 4.06 (2.63, 6.25) | 2.41 (1.31, 4.43)** |
| Monthly income quintiles | ||||
| Lowest | 207 (48.7) | 218 (51.3) | 1 | 1 |
| Second lowest | 26 (47.3) | 29 (52.7) | 1.05 (0.60, 1.85) | 1.55 (0.68, 3.50) |
| Middle | 110 (44.4) | 138 (55.6) | 1.19 (0.87, 1.63) | 2.01 (0.77, 5.25) |
| Second highest | 95 (43.8) | 122 (56.2) | 1.21 (0.88, 1.69) | 2.25 (0.52, 6.73) |
| Highest | 79 (29.4) | 190 (70.6) | 2.28 (1.65, 3.15) | 5.02 (0.67, 8.82) |
| The main occupation | ||||
| Student | 41 (39.4) | 63 (60.6) | 2.07 (1.29, 3.31) | 1.52 (0.84, 2.75) |
| Merchant | 116 (39.7) | 176 (60.3) | 2.04 (1.44, 2.89) | 1.38 (0.91, 2.07) |
| Employee | 40 (21.0) | 150 (79.0) | 5.06 (3.03, 7.86) | 3.18 (1.92, 5.02)** |
| Farmer | 155 (43.4) | 202 (56.6) | 1.75 (1.26, 2.44) | 0.63 (0.27, 1.45) |
| Daily laborer | 17 (58.6) | 12 (41.4) | 0.95 (0.43, 2.08) | 0.99 (0.91, 1.01) |
| House wife | 139 (57.4) | 103 (42.6) | 1 | 1 |
1: Indicates the reference categories
*: Indicates significant association (P-value < 0.05)
**: Indicate the highly significant association (P-value <0.01).