Table 5.
Factors associated with health professional's attitude toward the use of social media for COVID-19-related information at Bahr Dar city health centers (n = 341).
| Characteristics | Attitude | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (%) | Poor (%) | |||
| Age | ||||
|
<24 years 25–34 >35 years |
85 (24.9) 136 (39.9) 27 (7.9) |
21 (6.2) 47 (13.8) 25 (7.3) |
3.75 (1.81–7.73) 2.69 (1.41–5.06) 1 |
3.74 (1.53–9.13)* 2.25 (1.04–4.86)* |
| Educational level | ||||
| Master's degree BSc Degree Diploma |
20 (5.9) 157 (46.0) 71 (20.8) |
6 (1.8) 51 (15.0) 36 (10.6) |
1.69 (0.62–4.57) 1.56 (0.93–2.60) 1 |
1.81 (0.48–6.75) 1.20 (0.64–2.25) 1 |
| Experience on SMN | ||||
| >10 years 6–10 years ≤ 5 years |
36 (10.6) 62 (18.2) 150 (44.0) |
9 (2.6) 11 (3.2) 73 (21.4) |
1.94 (0.89–4.25) 2.74 (1.36–5.52) 1 |
1.39 (0.56–3.47) 1.95 (0.85–4.46) 1 |
| Device access | ||||
| Yes No |
238 (69.8) 10 (2.9) |
83 (24.3) 10 (2.9) |
2.86 (1.15–7.13) 1 |
1.75 (0.55–5.56) 1 |
| Internet access | ||||
| Yes No |
166 (48.7) 82 (24.0) |
49 (14.4) 44 (12.9) |
1.81 (1.11–2.95) 1 |
1.01 (0.55–1.88) 1 |
| Frequency of using SMN | ||||
| Daily Not-daily |
189 (55.4) 59 (17.3) |
50 (14.7) 43 (12.6) |
2.75 (1.66–4.54) 1 |
1.39 (0.74–2.63) |
| Electricity availability | ||||
| Yes No |
170 (49.9) 78 (22.9) |
47 (13.8) 46 (13.5) |
2.13 (1.31–3.47) 1 |
1.04 (0.56–1.95) 1 |
| Basic computer training | ||||
| Yes No |
143 (41.9) 105 (30.8) |
23 (6.7) 70 (20.5) |
4.14 (2.43–7.07) 1 |
2.03 (1.03–4.00)* 1 |
| Privacy | ||||
| Concerned Not-concerned |
137 (40.2) 111 (32.6) |
56 (16.4) 37 (10.9) |
0.81 (0.50–1.32) 1 |
0.79 (0.43–1.44) 1 |
| Trustworthiness | ||||
| Trustworthy Not-trustworthy |
210 (61.6) 38 (11.1) |
44 (12.9) 49 (14.4) |
6.15 (3.60–10.49) 1 |
3.57 (1.93–6.60)* 1 |
| Usefulness | ||||
| Useful Not-useful |
224 (65.7) 24 (7.0) |
55 (16.1) 38 (11.1) |
6.44 (3.57–11.63) 1 |
3.25 (1.58–6.67)* 1 |
*
Significance at p-value < 0.05.