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. 2022 May 13;3(2):e32859. doi: 10.2196/32859

Table 5.

Rate ratios and 95% CIs of the acceptance of individual protective measures (N=2004), Poisson regression.a

Variables Univariate, rate ratio (95% CI) Multivariateb, rate ratio (95% CI)
Gender

Female 1.04 (0.97-1.11) N/Ac

Male 1 N/A
Age group (years)

≥60 1.08 (0.99-1.17) N/A

40-59 1.04 (0.96-1.12) N/A

18-39 1 N/A
Professional status

Active 1.02 (0.92-1.13) N/A

Retired 1.09 (0.97-1.23) N/A

Unemployed 1 N/A
Population density

Urban, more than 100,000 people 0.95 (0.86-1.06) N/A

Urban, 20,000-100,000 people 0.99 (0.90-1.09) N/A

Urban, 2000-20,000 people 1.01 (0.92-1.10) N/A

Rural zone 1 N/A
Number of household

≥3 1.04 (0.95-1.14) N/A

2 1.04 (0.95-1.14) N/A

1 1 N/A
Chronic disease 1.07 (0.99-1.15) N/A
Perceived health

Poor/very poor 0.96 (0.86-1.07) N/A

Good/very good 1 N/A
Financial difficulties

Yes, related to covid 0.98 (0.90-1.07) N/A

Yes, unrelated to covid 1.01 (0.963-1.09) N/A

None 1 N/A
EPPMd scores

Efficacy 1.04 (1.03-1.05) 1.03 (1.03-1.04)

Lack of fear control 1.04 (1.03-1.05) 1.02 (1.01-1.03)

Severity 1.07 (1.05-1.08) 1.03 (1.01-1.05)

Vulnerability 1.03 (1.01-1.04) 1.00 (0.98-1.02)

Avoidance 1.00 (0.98-1.02) N/A

aSignificant results are marked in italics.

bGoodness of fit for the multivariate model (value/df for the deviance)=0.34.

cN/A: not applicable.

dEPPM: Extended Parallel Process Model.