Table 3.
Unadjusted (OR) and adjusted odd ratio (aOR) for factors associated with practicing regular hand washing, self-quarantine and isolation during the lockdown. The 95% confidence intervals (CI) of the odd ratios are also shown
| Socio-demographic | Practiced Hand washing |
Practiced quarantine | Self isolation | |||||||||
| OR | 95%CI | aOR | 95%CI | OR | 95%CI | aOR | 95%CI | Odds ratio |
95%CI | aOR | 95%CI | |
| Region of residence | ||||||||||||
| Local | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Diaspora | 0.61 | [0.33, 1.14] | 0.70 | [0.48, 1.02] | 1.37 | [1.95, 1.97] | -- | -- | ||||
| Age category (years) | ||||||||||||
| 18–28 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| 29–38 | 3.09 | [1.84, 5.19] | 0.51 | [0.40, 0.64] | 0.48 | [0.37, 0.61] | 0.67 | [0.50, 0.88] | ||||
| 39–48 | 6.03 | [2.88, 12.63] | 0.39 | [0.30, 0.51] | 0.31 | [0.23, 0.41] | 0.51 | [0.36, 0.72] | ||||
| 49+ | 14.02 | [3.41, 57.57] | 0.36 | [0.26, 0.50] | 0.26 | [0.18, 0.39] | 0.42 | [0.28, 0.64] | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Males | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| Females | 1.12 | [0.75, 1.68] | 1.71 | [1.41, 2.07] | 1.61 | [1.30, 2.00] | 1.29 | [1.06, 1.58] | -- | -- | ||
| Employment status | ||||||||||||
| Employed | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||
| Unemployed | 0.25 | [0.16, 0.38] | 0.3 | [0.21,0.51] | 2.36 | [1.93,2.89] | 1.62 | [1.25,2.09] | 2.33 | [1.90, 2.87] | - | |
| Marital status | ||||||||||||
| Not married | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||
| Married | 0.31 | [0.19, 0.51] | - | - | 2.29 | [1.88, 2.80] | 1.71 | [1.33, 2.21] | 3.03 | [2.43, 3.77] | 2.00 | [1.51, 2.66] |
| Sub-region | ||||||||||||
| West Africa | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||
| East Africa | 1.04 | [0.51, 1.94] | 0.62 | [0.30, 1.29] | 1.02 | [0.72, 1.39] | 0.96 | [0.68, 1.37] | 0.96 | [0.68, 1.35] | ||
| Central Africa | 0.69 | [0.40, 1.18] | 0.30 | [0.15, 0.57] | 0.86 | [0.63, 1.17] | 0.61 | [0.44, 0.85] | 0.98 | [0.71, 1.35] | ||
| Southern Africa | 1.52 | [0.85, 2.71] | 1.36 | [0.73, 2.56] | 1.12 | [0.88, 1.43] | 0.97 | [0.74, 1.26] | 1.18 | [0.92, 1.53] | ||
| Religion | ||||||||||||
| Christianity | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Others | 0.61 | [0.36, 1.04] | - | - | 1.06 | [0.79, 1.42] | - | - | 1.31 | [0.97, 1.77] | ||
| Educational status | ||||||||||||
| Postgraduate | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Bachelor | 0.39 | [0.22, 0.68] | - | - | 1.48 | [1.19, 1.84] | - | - | 1.66 | [1.31, 2.10] | ||
| Primary/Secondary | 0.23 | [0.12, 0.44] | - | - | 3.27 | [2.38, 4.52] | - | - | 3.27 | [2.35, 4.53] | ||
| Occupational status | ||||||||||||
| Non health care | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Health care | 0.94 | [0.58, 1.51] | - | - | 1.04 | [0.83, 1.31] | - | - | 1.02 | [0.80, 1.30] | ||
| Household factors | ||||||||||||
|
Do you live alone during COVID-19 |
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| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Yes | 0.85 | [0.52, 1.38] | - | - | 1.00 | [0.79, 1.28] | - | - | 1.63 | [1.28, 2.09] | ||
| Number living together | ||||||||||||
| < 3 people | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| 4–6 people | 1.20 | [0.76, 1.90] - | - | - | 1.03 | [0.81, 1.31] | 1.06 | [0.82, 1.36] | 1.00 | [0.78, 1.29] | ||
| 6+ | 1.76 | [0.91, 3.40] | - | - | 1.32 | [0.98, 1.77] | 1.40 | [1.03, 1.91] | 1.33 | [0.98, 1.82] | ||
| COVID-19 -related knowledge | ||||||||||||
| Knowledge of origin/transmission | ||||||||||||
| Inadequate | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| Adequate | 0.53 | [0.35, 0.79] | 0.48 | [0.31, 0.76] | 1.28 | [1.04, 1.58] | - | - | 1.44 | [1.16, 1.80] | ||
| Knowledge of Symptoms | ||||||||||||
| Inadequate | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Adequate | 1.03 | [0.69, 1.55] | - | - | 0.98 | [0.80, 1.19] | - | 1.23 | [1.00, 1.51] | |||
| Perception of risk | ||||||||||||
| Low | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| High | 1.26 | [0.85, 1.86] | - - | 1.05 | [0.87, 1.26] | - - | - | 1.25 | [1.02, 1.53] | 1.26 | [1.03, 1.56] | |
Bolded are significant differences with 95% confidence intervals of odd ratios that does not include 1.00. Values are derived from stepwise regression model with empty cells representing variables not included in the final model.