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. 2021 Aug 12;14(3):309–318. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihab046

Table 7.

Predictors of the practice of COVID-19 prevention (handwashing)

COR 95% CI for COR AOR 95% CI for AOR p
Lower bound Upper bound p AOR Lower bound Upper bound
Age, y
 <50 0.613 0.463 0.812 0.001* 0.595 0.422 0.837 0.003*
 ≥50 1 1
Gender
 Male 0.938 0.749 1.174 0.574 0.999 0.761 1.31 0.992
 Female 1 1
Occupation
 Group 1 0.865 0.656 1.141 0.304 0.765 0.535 1.094 0.143
 Group 2 1.890 1.442 2.477 <0.001* 1.929 1.414 2.630 <0.001*
 Group 3 1 1
Highest level of education
 None 3.918 1.606 9.557 0.003* 2.259 0.86 5.935 0.098
 Primary 1.784 1.154 2.758 0.009* 0.998 0.59 1.688 0.995
 Secondary 1.109 0.871 1.411 0.402 1.009 0.734 1.387 0.955
 Tertiary 1 1
Location
 Rural 2.333 1.731 3.142 <0.001* 2.348 1.652 3.338 <0.001*
 Urban
Knowledge about COVID-19 1 1
 Poor 8.030 6.221 10.366 <0.001* 7.745 5.936 10.105 <0.001*
 Good 1 1

*Statistically significant at p<0.05.