Table 3.

The bivariate logistic regression of predictor variables with the pooled intention of avoiding the raw beef eating habit

Questions	Responses	Percent (n = 570)	P-value	OR (95% CI)
Are you currently intending to reduce/stop eating raw beef?	No	59	0.0001	0.098
	Yes, for a medical reason	8
	Yes, by personal decision	34
How would you describe your knowledge about the health risk of raw beef consumption?	Insufficient	24	0.071	0.749
	Sufficient	48
	Good	24
	Very good	4
Are you intending to improve your knowledge on the health risk of raw beef consumption?	Highly interested	19	0.0001	2.644
	Moderately interested	33
	In dilemma	18
	Not interested	26
	Strongly not interested	3
Will you stop /reduce eating raw beef if you know its health impact?	Never	15	0.368	1.141
	May be	39
	Immediately stop	29
	Need time to decide	17
How easy is it to change your raw beef eating habit?	Very easy	12	0.0001	0.387
	Easy	47
	Unsure	21
	Not easy	12
	Impossible	7
What prevents you from stopping eating raw beef?	Good for my health	47	0.306	0.841
	I am dependent on it	20
	It has no health risk	17
	I did not have another alternative	16

OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval