Table 4.
Logistic regression showing the odds of infection, severe disease, admission, and death associated with the administration of any home-based remedy to prevent COVID-19.
| Characteristics | Univariate logistic regression | Multivariate logistic regression | AOR [95% CI] | p value |
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| OR [95% CI] | p value | |||
| Risk of PCR-positive SARS-CoV-2 test | 0.28 [0.20–0.39] | <0.001 | 0.38 [0.26–0.57] | <0.001 |
| Risk of severe or critical COVID-19 | 0.15 [0.05–0.48] | 0.002 | 0.40 [0.11–1.48] | 0.169 |
| Risk of admission | 0.15 [0.06–0.38] | <0.001 | 0.29 [0.11–0.74] | 0.009 |
| Risk of death from COVID-19 | 0.31 [0.07–1.38] | 0.124 | 2.82 [0.60–13.3] | 0.189 |
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| Sex | ||||
| Female | — | |||
| Male | 1.14 [0.86–1.54] | 0.358 | ||
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| Age (years) | ||||
| Less than 20 | — | |||
| 20–29 | 2.19 [0.99–4.88] | 0.054 | ||
| 30–39 | 2.37 [1.12–5.47] | 0.025 | ||
| 40–49 | 1.99 [0.82–4.79] | 0.127 | ||
| 50–59 | 2.16 [0.83–5.65] | 0.115 | ||
| 60 and above | 0.57 [0.09–0.43] | <0.001 | ||
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| Healthcare worker status | ||||
| Healthcare professional | — | |||
| Nonhealthcare worker | 2.14 [1.56–2.93] | <0.001 | ||
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| Face mask use within last two weeks | ||||
| Use any type of facemask | — | |||
| Did not use face mask | 0.17 [0.06–0.46] | 0.001 | ||
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| Use of immune boosters | ||||
| Did not take immune boosters | — | |||
| Took immune boosters | 2.65 [1.97–3.58] | <0.001 | ||
AOR: adjusting for age, mask use, intake of immune booster, and healthcare worker status. Risk of infection and admission were associated with the method of administration of home-based remedies to prevent COVID-19.