Table 3.
Association between personal variables and safety behavior during COVID-19 identified by binary logistic regression analysis.
| Variable and Variable Levels | No (%) of Participants | No (%) Engaged in Recommended Behaviors | Odds Ratio (95% Cl) | p-Value | No (%) Engaged in Advised Behaviors | Odds Ratio (95% Cl) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||||||
| Women | 9018 (63.7) | 6165 (60.3) | 1.8 (1.7–1.9) | 0.000 | 1629 (18.1) | 1.4 (1.3–1.5) | 0.000 |
| Men | 5139 (36.3) | 2781 (54.1) | Reference | NA | 2232 (43.4) | Reference | NA |
| Age group | |||||||
| 18–24 | 2979 (21) | 1647 (55.3) | 2.3 (1.6–3.2) | 0.000 | 783 (26.3) | 2.5 (0.6–11.5) | 0.012 |
| 25–34 | 6183 (43.7) | 4032 (79.8) | 3.4 (2.5–4.8) | 0.000 | 1809 (29.3) | 3.1 (0.7–13.9) | 0.012 |
| 35–54 | 4248 (30) | 2808 (66.1) | 3.6 (2.6–5) | 0.000 | 1053 (24.8) | 2.5 (0.5–11.4) | 0.21 |
| 55–64 | 594 (4.2) | 405 (68.2) | 3.9 (2.7–5.7) | 0.000 | 207 (34.8) | 4.5 (0.9–21.6) | 0.043 |
| >64 | 153 (1.1) | 54 (35.2) | Reference | NA | 9 (5.9) | Reference | NA |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married | 7119 (50.3) | 4716 (66.2) | 1.3 (1.1–1.6) | 0.012 | 1728 (24.3) | 0.8 (0.6–1.0) | 0.007 |
| Others | 7038 (49.7) | 4230 (60.1) | Reference | NA | 2133 (50.4) | Reference | NA |
| Educational level | |||||||
| None | 198 (1.4) | 18 (9) | 0.04 (0.02–0.06) | 0.000 | 54 (27.3) | 0.9 (0.6–1.2) | 0.42 |
| Primary school | 693 (4.9) | 72 (10.4) | 0.04 (0.03–0.06) | 0.000 | 153 (22.1) | 0.6 (0.5–0.8) | 0.000 |
| Secondary school | 2097 (14.8) | 981 (46.7) | 0.3 (0.2–0.4) | 0.000 | 549 (26.2) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 0.000 |
| Bachelor university | 5067 (35.8) | 3429 (67.7) | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) | 0.000 | 1368 (27.0) | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 0.001 |
| Master & doctorate | 6102 (43.1) | 4446 (72.9) | Reference | NA | 1827 (27.2) | Reference | NA |
| Working position | |||||||
| Not working | 5499 (38.8) | 3150 (57.3) | 1.5 (1.4–1.6) | 0.000 | 1503 (27.3) | 0.9 (0.7–1.1) | 0.001 |
| Working full- or part-time | 8658 (61.2) | 5796 (66.9) | Reference | NA | 2358 (27.2) | Reference | NA |
| Chronic disease | |||||||
| Present | 4275 (30.2) | 3069 (71.8) | 1.7 (1.6–1.9) | 0.000 | 1053 (24.6) | 1.3 (1–1.6) | 0.014 |
| None | 9882 (69.8) | 5877 (59.5) | Reference | NA | 2808 (28.4) | Reference | NA |
| Children in household | |||||||
| Aged <5 | 7956 (56.2) | 5679 (71.3) | 2.2 (1.8–2.7) | 0.000 | 2511 (31.5) | 1.5 (1.2–1.9) | 0.001 |
| Aged >5 or no children | 6201 (43.8) | 3267 (52.6) | Reference | NA | 1422 (22.9) | NA | |
| Monthly family income | |||||||
| <2000 dh | 4491 (31.7) | 2601 (57.9) | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) | 0 | 1188 (26.5) | 0.7 (0.5–1.0) | 0.07 |
| 2000–4000 | 720 (5.1) | 450 (62.5) | 1.0 (0.8–1.1) | 0.601 | 198 (27.5) | 0.8 (0.4–1.3) | 0.45 |
| 4000–8000 dh | 1719 (12.1) | 1161 (67.5) | 1.1 (1.0–1.3) | 0.004 | 387 (22.5) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) | 0.02 |
| 8000–12,000 dhs | 3429 (24.2) | 2322 (67.7) | 1.2 (1.1–1.3) | 0 | 954 (27.8) | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) | 0.01 |
| >12000 | 3798 (26.8) | 2412 (63.5) | Reference | NA | 1206 (31.8) | Reference | NA |