Table 5.
Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis of parents’ odds of agreeing to send their children to school despite the presence of a COVID-19 outbreak in school.
| Variable | (OR) * | 95% C.I. | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||
| Male | 0.832 | 0.622 | 1.114 | 0.217 |
| Age | 1.001 | 0.840 | 1.193 | 0.990 |
| Higher Educational Level | 1.619 | 1.103 | 2.376 | 0.014 |
| High worry level about Omicron compared to Delta | 0.384 | 0.250 | 0.589 | <0.001 |
| Number of children | 1.045 | 0.958 | 1.141 | 0.322 |
| Parents with young children (5–11 years of age) | 1.533 | 1.096 | 2.146 | 0.013 |
| Parents with teenage children (12–18 years of age) | 1.701 | 1.256 | 2.304 | 0.001 |
| Parents with a child with mental/physical disability | 0.721 | 0.459 | 1.134 | 0.157 |
| Parents willing to administer the booster vaccine to their teenage children | 1.415 | 1.075 | 1.863 | 0.013 |
| Source of information (WHO) | 0.626 | 0.457 | 0.857 | 0.004 |
| Source of information (CDC) |
2.016 | 1.417 | 2.869 | <0.001 |
| Source of information (medical articles) |
1.669 | 1.260 | 2.212 | <0.001 |
| Parents’ commitment to the COVID-19 precautionary measures | 0.842 | 0.736 | 0.965 | 0.013 |
DV = parental agreement with regard to attending school despite school COVID-19 outbreak * Odds ratio.