Table 3.
Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis showing predictors of attitude about COVID-19 (good vs poor) (N = 397).
| Variable | COVID-19 Attitude |
COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| good | Poor | ||||
| Age | >25 | 91 (93.8%) | 6 (6.2%) | .652 (.178–2.388) | |
| 26–30 | 192 (94.6%) | 11 (5.4%) | .751 (.233–2.421) | ||
| >30 | 93 (95.9%) | 4 (4.1%) | Ref | ||
| Gender | Female | 163 (94.8%) | 9 (5.2%) | 1.020 (.420–2.480) | |
| Male | 213 (94.7%) | 12 (5.3%) | Ref | ||
| Level of education | Diploma | 66 (91.7%) | 6 (8.3%) | Ref | |
| Bsc degree | 235 (94.4%) | 14 (5.6%) | 1.526 (.564–4.126) | .208 (.023–1.860) | |
| Masters and above | 75 (98.7%) | 1 (1.3%) | 6.818 (.800–58.107) | .322 (.040–2.605) | |
| Marital status | Married | 180 (96.8%) | 6 (3.2%) | 2.296 (.872–6.045) | 1.643 (.544–4.964) |
| Unmarried | 196 (92.9%) | 15 (7.1%) | Ref | Ref | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 257 (94.1%) | 16 (5.9%) | ||
| Catholic | 6 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| Protestant | 80 (95.2%) | 4 (4.8%) | |||
| Muslim | 29 (96.7%) | 1 (3.3%) | |||
| Others | 4 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |||
| Work experience | >5 years | 146 (96.1%) | 6 (3.9%) | 2.589 (.911–7.359) | 2.246 (.662–7.617) |
| 2–5 years | 136 (96.5%) | 5 (3.5%) | 2.894 (.958–8.739) | 2.463 (.772–7.862) | |
| <2 years | 94 (90.4%) | 10 (9.6%) | Ref | Ref | |
| Training on COVID-19 | Yes | 26 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| No | 350 (94.3%) | 21 (5.7%) | |||
| Travel history | Yes | 74 (97.4%) | 2 (2.6%) | 2.328 (.530–10.216) | |
| No | 302 (94.1%) | 19 (5.9%) | Ref | ||
| Chronic medical illness | Yes | 25 (83.3%) | 5 (16.7%) | .228 (.077–.673) | .217 (.069–.690) |
| No | 351 (95.6%) | 16 (4.4%) | Ref | Ref | |
| Social media as a source of information | Yes | 278 (95.2%) | 14 (4.8%) | 1.418 (.556–3.617) | |
| No | 98 (93.3%) | 7 (6.7%) | Ref | ||
| Government as source of information | Yes | 175 (94.1%) | 11 (5.9%) | .791 (.328–1.908) | |
| No | 201 (95.3%) | 10 (4.7%) | Ref | ||
| Television/radio | Yes | 268 (94.4%) | 16 (5.6%) | .775 (.277–2.169) | |
| No | 108 (95.6%) | 5 (4.4%) | Ref | ||
| Telecommunication | Yes | 178 (95.2%) | 9 (4.8%) | 1.199 (.493–2.912) | |
| No | 198 (94.3%) | 12 (5.7%) | Ref | ||
| Peer | Yes | 102 (92.7%) | 8 (7.3%) | .605 (.244–1.502) | |
| No | 274 (95.5%) | 13 (4.5%) | Ref | ||
| Religious place | Yes | 85 (91.4%) | 8 (8.6%) | .475 (.190–1.183) | .494 (.189–1.289) |
| No | 291 (95.7%) | 13 (4.3%) | Ref | Ref | |
AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; COR: crude odds ratio.