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. 2021 May 4;14(2):161–169. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihab023

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.