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. 2021 Jan 5;63(5):357–362. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002136

TABLE 2.

The Association of Sociodemographic Factors and COVID-19 Risk Management with Emotional Reactions to the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Teachers in Denmark

Worries About Going to Work (n = 2,665) Fear of Infection (n = 2,290) Fear of Transmitting Infection from Work to Home (n = 2,290) Fear of Transmitting Infection to Pupils (n = 2,290)
PR 95% CI PR 95% CI PR 95% CI PR 95% CI
Sex (Ref: Women)
Men 0.92 0.79 1.06 0.93 0.82 1.04 0.93 0.85 1.03 0.83 0.71 0.97
Age (ref: ≤39 y)
 40–49 y 1.06 0.86 1.30 1.07 0.92 1.25 0.95 0.85 1.06 0.93 0.79 1.10
 50–59 y 1.30 1.08 1.56 1.17 1.01 1.36 0.96 0.85 1.07 0.86 0.72 1.03
 ≥60 y 1.30 1.02 1.63 1.15 0.95 1.39 0.95 0.82 1.11 0.89 0.71 1.13
Region (ref: capital region of Denmark)
 Zealand 1.14 0.96 1.36 1.36 1.18 1.57 1.05 0.93 1.18 1.31 1.08 1.59
 North Jutland 0.95 0.74 1.23 1.16 0.96 1.41 1.10 0.95 1.26 1.41 1.14 1.74
 Mid Jutland 1.01 0.85 1.20 1.05 0.91 1.22 0.95 0.85 1.06 1.21 1.01 1.44
 Southern Denmark 1.00 0.84 1.20 1.04 0.90 1.21 0.99 0.89 1.11 1.18 0.98 1.42
Cohabitation (ref: live alone)
 Only children 1.14 0.86 1.50 1.08 0.86 1.35 1.47 1.19 1.82 1.03 0.77 1.38
 Only adults 1.21 0.99 1.48 1.12 0.95 1.33 1.54 1.30 1.84 1.08 0.87 1.34
 Adults + children 1.08 0.87 1.34 1.03 0.86 1.22 1.52 1.27 1.82 1.16 0.93 1.45
Knowledge about guidelines (ref: (highly) disagree)
 Neither agree nor disagree 0.99 0.76 1.32 1.00 0.78 1.30 1.01 0.82 1.25 1.19 0.76 1.87
 (Highly) agree 0.97 0.76 1.25 0.99 0.79 1.25 0.99 0.83 1.20 1.20 0.80 1.79
Knowledge about test (ref: (highly) disagree)
 Neither agree nor disagree 0.86 0.72 1.01 0.80 0.69 0.92 0.86 0.77 0.97 0.79 0.66 0.95
 (Highly) agree 0.81 0.69 0.95 0.81 0.72 0.93 0.87 0.79 0.97 0.81 0.69 0.95
Feeling of security regarding colleagues’ actions (ref: (highly) disagree)
 Neither agree nor disagree 0.67 0.57 0.78 0.81 0.71 0.92 0.92 0.83 1.02 0.88 0.72 1.08
 (Highly) agree 0.32 0.27 0.38 0.48 0.42 0.55 0.63 0.87 0.70 0.65 0.54 0.78
Access to necessary PPE (ref: yes)
 No 1.61 1.33 1.95 1.29 1.11 1.48 1.27 1.14 1.41 1.19 0.98 1.43
 Do not know 1.85 1.58 2.17 1.22 1.04 1.42 1.16 1.02 1.31 1.10 0.88 1.37
Has been in close contact with an infected person (ref: no)
 Yes 1.67 1.35 2.05 1.41 1.17 1.70 1.36 1.18 1.56 1.38 1.09 1.75
 Do not know 1.57 1.36 1.80 1.62 1.46 1.81 1.43 1.31 1.56 1.43 1.25 1.63

The variables in the table are mutually adjusted. Associations are presented as prevalence ratios (PR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI). Statistically significant estimates are bold.