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. 2021 Apr 12;23(4):e24053. doi: 10.2196/24053

Table 8.

Logistic regression of always wearing a face mask when going out among pregnant women (N=4087).

Variable Always wearing a face mask when going out



ORua (95% CI) ORmb (95% CI)
Sociodemographic characteristics

Age (years)


≤19c 1 N/Ad


20-25 1.36 (0.68-2.75) N/A


26-30 1.61 (0.81-3.20) N/A


31-35 1.32 (0.66-2.65) N/A


36-40 1.51 (0.72-3.17) N/A


≥41 2.42 (0.99-5.95) N/A

Education level


Primary or belowc 1 1


Junior secondary 1.98 (0.60-1.58) 0.92 (0.56-1.49)


Senior secondary 0.92 (0.57-1.50) 0.84 (0.51-1.39)


Matriculation 1.31 (0.81-2.12) 1.20 (0.73-1.98)


Undergraduate 1.57 (0.97-2.55) 1.45 (0.87-2.41)


Postgraduate or above 2.78 (1.53-5.05)*** 2.43 (1.31-4.54)**

Employment


Unemployed/housewife/studentc 1 1


Farmer 1.25 (1.06-1.46)* 0.99 (0.83-1.19)


Employed 0.88 (0.65-1.20) 0.91 (0.66-1.26)
Pregnancy-related characteristics

Parity


Nulliparousc 1 N/A


Primiparous 0.86 (0.74-1.00) N/A


Multiparous 0.99 (0.73-1.35) N/A

Gestational age


First trimester (12 weeks or below)c 1 1


Second trimester (13-26 weeks) 0.86 (0.70-1.04) 0.90 (0.74-1.09)


Third trimester (27 weeks or above) 0.64 (0.53-0.77)*** 0.68 (0.56-0.83)***

Pregnancy-related complications


Noc 1 1


Yes 0.69 (0.50-0.95)* 0.70 (0.51-0.97)*
Cognitive and psychological variables

Perceived susceptibility 1.07 (1.02-1.11)** 1.05 (1.00-1.10)*

Perceived severity 1.05 (1.02-1.09)** 1.04 (.99, 1.09)

Perceived impact 1.07 (1.00-1.15) N/A

Self-efficacy 1.00 (0.97-1.05) N/A

Fear 1.07 (0.98-1.17) N/A

Worry 1.03 (1.00-1.05)* 1.02 (0.98-1.05)

aORu: odds ratio derived from univariate logistic regression.

bORm: odds ratio derived from multivariate logistic regression that included all socio-demographic variables, pregnancy-related variables, and cognitive and psychological variables that were significant at the P<.05 level in the univariate logistic regression analysis.

cReference variable.

dN/A: not applicable.

*P<.05.

**P<.01.

***P<.001.