Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and factors associated with preventive practices (N=4245).
| Univariate analysis | Multivariable analysisa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preventive practices score | Preventive practices score, 27–28 vs 7–26 | ||||
| Covariates | n (%) | 27–28 (n=2321) | 7–26 (n=1924) | p-Value | OR (95% CI) |
| Demographic characteristics | |||||
| Age group (years) | |||||
| 18–25 | 782 (18.4) | 380 (48.6) | 402 (51.4) | 1.25 (0.91 to 1.71) | |
| 26–35 | 1515 (35.7) | 893 (58.9) | 622 (41.1) | <0.001 | 1.64 (1.24 to 2.16)*** |
| 36–45 | 953 (22.4) | 532 (55.8) | 421 (44.2) | 1.30 (0.98 to 1.73) | |
| 46–55 | 685 (16.1) | 361 (52.7) | 324 (47.3) | 1.09 (0.82 to 1.46) | |
| 56–70 | 310 (7.3) | 155 (50.0) | 155 (50.0) | Reference | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 1754 (41.3) | 975 (55.6) | 779 (44.4) | 0.332 | |
| Female | 2491 (58.7) | 1346 (54.0) | 1145 (46.0) | ||
| Highest education level | |||||
| Middle school and below | 380 (9.0) | 215 (56.6) | 165 (43.4) | Reference | |
| High school/technical secondary school | 783 (18.4) | 472 (60.3) | 311 (39.7) | <0.001 | 1.22 (0.94 to 1.57) |
| Junior college/vocational college | 1117 (26.3) | 626 (56.0) | 491 (44.0) | 1.05 (0.82 to 1.35) | |
| Bachelor/master's degree and above | 1965 (46.3) | 1008 (51.3) | 957 (48.7) | 0.94 (0.73 to 1.21) | |
| Occupation | |||||
| Government staff/civil servants | 1324 (31.2) | 681 (51.4) | 643 (48.6) | 1.12 (0.84 to 1.50) | |
| Ordinary worker | 1260 (29.7) | 768 (61.0) | 492 (39.0) | 1.54 (1.13 to 2.09)** | |
| Business/service personnel | 823 (19.4) | 455 (55.3) | 368 (44.7) | <0.001 | 1.24 (0.91 to 1.69) |
| Housewife/retiree | 504 (11.9) | 266 (52.8) | 238 (47.2) | 1.20 (0.85 to 1.70) | |
| Student | 334 (7.9) | 151 (45.2) | 183 (54.8) | Reference | |
| Current location | |||||
| Wuhan | 2855 (67.3) | 1562 (54.7) | 1293 (45.3) | 0.948 | |
| Other | 1390 (32.7) | 759 (54.6) | 631 (45.4) | ||
| Quarantine status | |||||
| Yes | 3974 (93.6) | 2233 (56.2) | 1741 (43.8) | <0.001 | 2.35 (1.80 to 3.08)*** |
| No | 271 (6.4) | 88 (32.5) | 183 (67.5) | Reference | |
| Total score of institutional trust in information provision and preventive behaviours | |||||
| 0–21 | 2037 (48.0) | 895 (43.9) | 1142 (56.1) | <0.001 | Reference |
| 21–24 | 2208 (52.0) | 1426 (64.6) | 782 (35.4) | 2.22 (1.96 to 2.52)*** | |
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
a
Hosmer–Lemeshow test, χ2=8.096, p=0.424; Nagelkerke R2=0.086.