. 2021 Mar 11;16(3):e0248420. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248420

Table 5. Factors associated with the practice of precautionary measures against COVID-19 among participants, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020.

Variable		Practice		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Variable		Good	Poor	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Age in Years	Less than 18	10	98	1
	18–44	2370	2512	9.25(4.81–17.77)^***
	45–64	474	406	11.44(5.89–22.23)^***
	65+	72	65	10.86(5.22–22.57)^***
Sex	Male	1703	1931	0.83(0.73–0.92)^***
Sex	Female	1223	1150	1
Occupation	HCWs	627	240	3.49 (2.96–4.11)^***	2.33 (1.85–2.93)^***
	Driver	299	330	1.21 (1.02–1.43)^*	1.94 (1.49–2.52)^***
	Guard	322	274	1.57 (1.32–1.87)^***	1.83 (1.40–2.39)^***
	Student	31	103	0.40 (0.27–0.60)^***	0.56 (0.32–1.00)
	Grocery worker	163	153	1.42 (1.13–1.79)^**	0.71 (0.53–0.95)^*
	Others	1484	1981	1	1
Religion	Orthodox	2215	2285	1.22 (0.76–1.96)	0.61 (0.29–1.25)
	Muslim	272	401	0.85 (0.52–1.4)	0.42 (0.19–0.88)^*
	Protestant	335	335	1.25 (0.77–2.07)	0.47 (0.23–1.45)
	Catholic	73	21	4.37 (2.22–8.60)^***	2.44 (0.93–6.40)
	Other	31	39	1	1
Income in ETB	< = 1000	308	473	1	1
	1001–3000	904	889	1.56 (1.32–1.85)^***	1.22 (0.95–1.57)
	3001–10000	1576	1443	1.68 (1.43–1.97)^***	0.89 (0.69–1.13)
	>10000	138	276	0.77 (0.60–0.98)^*	0.58 (0.41–0.83)^**
Had experience of respiratory illness in the past 14 days	Yes	119	86	1.48 (1.11–1.96)^**
Had experience of respiratory illness in the past 14 days	No	2807	2995	1
Knowledge on the transmission methods COVID 19	Good	2457	688	18.22(15.99–20.76)^***	4.77 (4.05–5.62)^***
Knowledge on the transmission methods COVID 19	Poor	469	2393	1	1
Knowledge of the prevention mechanisms of COVID 19	Good	2736	840	38.42(32.51–45.40)^***	15.63 (12.55–18.97)^***
Knowledge of the prevention mechanisms of COVID 19	Poor	190	2241	1	1

NB: 1 = Reference category

* P Value 0.05–0.01

** 0.01–0.001

*** p value < 0.001.