Table 9. Bi-variable and multivariable regression of association between socio-demographic and economic characteristics with the attitude scores of COVID-19 among adult population in Sidama regional state, Southern Ethiopia, 2020.
| Variables | Attitude | COR | AOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | |||
| The main occupation | ||||
| Student | 54 (51.9) | 50 (48.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Merchant | 157 (53.8) | 135 (46.2) | 0.92 (0.59, 1.45) | 0.95 (0.60, 1.49) |
| Employee | 39 (20.5) | 151 (79.5) | 4.18 (2.75, 7.77) | 3.16 (2.71, 5.89)** |
| Farmer | 188 (52.7) | 169 (47.3) | 1.03 (0.80, 2.66) | 0.98 (0.65, 1.93) |
| Daily laborer | 16 (55.2) | 13 (44.8) | 0.87 (0.38, 2.00) | 0.95 (0.41, 2.19) |
| House wife | 126 (52.1) | 116 (47.9) | 0.99 (0.62, 1.57) | 1.14 (0.71, 1.82) |
| Knowledge toward COVID-19 | ||||
| Poor | 218 (51.7) | 204 (48.3) | 1 | 1 |
| Moderate | 144 (55.6) | 115 (44.4) | 0.85 (0.62, 1.16) | 0.80 (0.58, 1.10) |
| Good | 118 (40.9) | 415 (59.1) | 6.66 (3.19, 8.99) | 3.07 (2.79, 5.04)* |
1: Indicates the reference categories
*: Indicates significant association (P-value < 0.05)
**: Indicate the highly significant association (P-value <0.01).