Table 4. Factors associated with knowledge on the prevention of COVID-19 among participants, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020.
| Variable | Knowledge | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Poor | ||||
| Age in Years | less than 18 | 14 | 94 | 1 | 1 |
| 18–44 | 2902 | 1980 | 9.84 (5.56–17.30) | 8.12(4.32–15.26)*** | |
| 45–64 | 575 | 305 | 12.66 (7.10–22.57) | 12.42 (6.50–23.74)*** | |
| 65+ | 85 | 52 | 10.98 (5.68–21.21) | 11.46 (5.57–23.59)*** | |
| Occupation | HCWs | 723 | 144 | 4.14 (3.42–5.01)*** | 4.27 (3.5–5.21)*** |
| Drivers | 319 | 310 | 0.85 (0.72–1.01) | 0.82 (0.69–0.97)* | |
| Guards | 358 | 238 | 1.24 (1.04–1.48) * | 1.14 (0.96–1.37) | |
| Students | 46 | 88 | 0.43 (0.3–0.62) *** | 1.19 (0.76–1.87) | |
| Grocery workers | 231 | 85 | 2.24 (1.73–2.89)*** | 2.32 (1.78–3.01)*** | |
| Others | 1899 | 1566 | 1 | 1 | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 2685 | 1815 | 1.66 (1.03–2.66)*** | 1.62 (0.98–2.67) |
| Muslim | 362 | 311 | 1.31 (0.79–2.14) | 1.29 (0.77–2.16) | |
| Protestant | 424 | 246 | 1.93 (1.18–3.17)** | 1.68 (0.99–2.83) | |
| Catholic | 72 | 22 | 3.67 (1.88–7.17)*** | 4.04 (2.02–8.06) *** | |
| Other | 33 | 37 | 1 | 1 | |
| Income in ETB | < = 1000 | 376 | 405 | 1 | 1 |
| 1001–3000 | 1071 | 722 | 1.60 (1.35–1.89)*** | 1.42 (1.19–1.69)*** | |
| 3001–10000 | 1912 | 1107 | 1.86 (1.59–2.18)*** | 1.31 (1.10–1.55)** | |
| >10000 | 217 | 197 | 1.19 (0.94–1.51) | 0.86 (0.67–1.10) | |
| Experience of respiratory illness in the past 14 days | Yes | 146 | 59 | 1.71 (1.26–2.33)** | 1.61 (1.17–2.21)** |
| No | 3430 | 2372 | 1 | 1 | |
NB: 1 = Reference category
* P Value 0.05–0.01
** 0.01–0.001
*** p value < 0.001.