Table 5.
Results of Logistic Regression Factors Associated with Practice Regarding COVID-19 (N= 2351)
| Variables | Practice Toward COVID-19 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, n (%) 2177 (92.8%) | No, n (%) 169 (7.2%) | ||
| Age (mean±SD) (years) | 21.9 ± 2.7 | 21.9 ± 2.5 | 0.918* |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 717(32.9) | 92(54.4) | 0.000** |
| Female | 1460(67.1) | 77(45.6) | |
| Specialty | |||
| Medicine | 355(16.3) | 29(17.2) | |
| Dentistry | 148(6.8) | 15(8.9) | |
| Pharmacy | 606(27.8) | 33(19.5) | 0.309 |
| Traditional medicine | 224(10.3) | 20(11.8) | |
| Nursing - medical engineering | 669(30.7) | 57(33.7) | |
| Public health | 175(8.1) | 15(8.9) | |
| Level of education | |||
| Undergraduate | 2102 (96.6) | 163(96.5) | 0.942 |
| Postgraduate | 75(3.4) | 6(3.5) | |
| Internship at the hospital | |||
| Yes | 1742(80.1) | 140(82.8) | 0.375 |
| No | 435(19.9) | 29(17.2) | |
| Living conditions | |||
| With family/relatives | 1466(67.3) | 119(70.4) | |
| With friends | 613(28.2) | 42(24.8) | 0.653 |
| Alone | 98(4.5) | 8(4.7) | |
| Source of COVID-19 information (Yes) | |||
| Training courses toward COVID-19 | 1693(93.8) | 112(6.2) | 0.001** |
| Television/ Newspaper | 1864(92.8) | 144(7.2) | 0.882 |
| Relatives | 450(94.3) | 27(5.6) | 0.144 |
| Local government | 535(95.4) | 26(4.6) | 0.007** |
| Websites of hospital/ Ministry of Health/ WHO | 1835(94.5) | 107(5.5) | 0.000** |
| Knowledge | |||
| Sufficient | 1936 (88.9) | 97 (57.4) | 0.000** |
| Insufficient | 241(11.1) | 72 (42.6) | |
| Attitude | |||
| Positive | 1557 (71.5) | 57 (33.7) | 0.000** |
| Negative | 620(28.5) | 112 (66.3) | |
Note: *t-test; **Indicates statistically significant.