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. 2022 Apr 27;32(4):655–663. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac046

Table 4.

Factors associated with exposure and prevention behaviours during the French first Covid-19 wave (April/June 2020) among EpiCov participants—Multivatiate logistic regressions

Overcrowding
Using public transportation to go to work (among persons who worked in last 7 days)
Not wearing mask systematically in last 7 days (among who went out)
Not being able to respect distance in last 7 days (among those who went out)
N = 111 824
N = 58 306
N = 103 350
N = 103 350
% aOR [CI 95%] P % aOR [CI 95%] P % aOR [CI 95%] P % aOR [CI 95%] P
Migratory status
 Majority population 7.5 Ref *** 2.1 Ref *** 61.8 Ref *** 42.1 Ref ***
 Born in FOD* 21.4 2.47 [1.93; 3.16] 7.0 2.26 [1.39; 3.62] 49.7 0.61 [0.50; 0.74] 41.2 0.87 [0.71; 1.06]
 Parents born in FOD* 22.9 1.84 [1.47; 2.31] 9.8 3.06 [2.09; 4.40] 55.5 0.71 [0.59; 0.85] 53.2 1.14 [0.96; 1.36]
 Second generation EU 8.2 1.16 [1.03; 1.32] 2.5 1.05 [0.79; 1.38] 55.4 0.82 [0.76; 0.88] 39.7 0.96 [0.89; 1.03]
 Second generation North Africa 32.3 2.80 [2.51; 3.11] 4.9 1.71 [1.27; 2.29] 52.0 0.62 [0.57; 0.69] 47.0 1.00 [0.91; 1.10]
 Second generation sub-Saharan Africa 41.6 2.92 [2.41; 3.55] 12.7 3.40 [2.07; 5.57] 47.5 0.53 [0.43; 0.64] 56.9 1.29 [1.60; 1.56]
 Second generation Asia 33.2 2.51 [1.97; 3.20] 4.8 1.25 [0.64; 2.43] 42.6 0.41 [0.32; 0.51] 49.2 0.95 [0.75; 1.20]
 First generation EU 14.3 2.40 [2.08; 2.77] 4.9 1.95 [1.46; 2.60] 49.9 0.72 [0.66; 0.80] 35.0 0.85 [0.77; 0.94]
 First generation North Africa 40.0 4.99 [4.46; 5.58] 6.3 2.28 [1.70; 3.06] 35.9 0.37 [0.33; 0.41] 31.6 0.65 [0.58; 0.73]
 First generation sub-Saharan Africa 40.9 3.71 [3.19; 4.32] 18.3 6.36 [4.86; 8.32] 33.9 0.32 [0.28; 0.37] 38.1 0.71 [0.61; 0.81]
 First generation Asia 36.7 4.10[3.32; 5.07] 9.8 2.86 [1.83; 4.46] 23.5 0.21 [0.17; 0.26] 39.5 0.84 [0.69; 1.02]
Sex
 Men 11.1 Ref ns 2.5 Ref *** 64.4 Ref *** 41.0 Ref **
 Women 10.8 0.97 [0.91; 1.02] 3.5 1.28 [1.11; 1.47] 53.6 0.66 [0.63; 0.68] 42.2 1.05 [1.01. 1.08]
Age
 15–19 21.4 1.02 [0.92; 1.12] *** 4.6 1.65 [0.74; 3.68] ns 63.7 1.25 [1.16; 1.35] *** 48.0 1.18 [1.09; 1.27] ***
 20–29 16.0 0.76 [0.71; 0.82] 3.6 1.15 [0.95; 1.39] 66.7 1.25 [1.18; 1.32] 56.0 1.36 [1.29; 1.44]
 30–49 18.7 Ref 2.9 Ref 62.0 Ref 48.2 Ref
 50–64 6.1 0.29 [0.27; 0.31] 2.9 0.98 [0.84; 1.14] 58.9 0.82 [0.79; 0.85] 37.9 0.64 [0.62; 0.67]
 >64 1.6 0.09 [0.07; 0.10] 2.9 0.82 [0.43; 1.56] 49.9 0.51 [0,48; 0,54] 28.8 0.41 [0.39; 0.43]
Region of residence
 High intensity 17.4 1.92 [1.81; 2.04] *** 6.9 4.63 [3.91; 5.47] *** 53.1 0.76 [0.73; 0.79] *** 44.9 1.14 [1.10; 1.19] ***
 Moderate intensity 9.2 1.06 [0.99; 1.13] 1.9 1.53 [1.26; 1.87] 61.4 1.01 [0.97; 1.05] 40.7 0.98 [0.95; 1.02]
 Low intensity 8.4 Ref 1.3 Ref 60.6 Ref 40.4 Ref
Level of income (deciles)
 Decile 1 (most disadvantaged) 26.9 6.02 [5.34; 6.81] *** 5.1 1.45 [1.11; 1.91] * 53.4 0.74 [0.69; 0.79] *** 40.5 0.83 [0.78; 0.89] ***
 Decile 2–3 29.4 4.90 [4.36; 5.50] 3.7 1.14 [0.90; 1.45] 55.5 0.77 [0.72; 0.82] 40.6 0.86 [0.81; 0.91]
 Decile 4–5 10.6 2.99 [2.66; 3.36] 2.7 0.93 [0.74; 1.18] 57.6 0.79 [0.75; 0.84] 40.4 0.91 [0.86; 0.96]
 Decile 6–7 7.0 2.08 [1.85; 2.34] 2.5 0.97 [0.79; 1.19] 60.2 0.89 [0.84; 0.93] 41.4 0.95 [0.91; 1.00]
 Decile 8–9 5.1 1.53 [1.37; 1.72] 2.7 0.99 [0.82; 1.19] 61.8 0.95 [0.90; 1.00] 42.2 0.96 [0.92; 1.01]
 Decile 10 3.5 Ref 3.1 Ref 62.2 Ref 42.7 Ref
Occupation
 Farmers, self-employed and entrepreneurs 6.4 0.70 [0.61; 0.80] *** 0.8 0.31 [0.19; 0.48] *** 59.2 0.92 [0.86; 0.99] *** 34.5 0.81 [0.76; 0.87] ***
 High level prof. 7.8 Ref 3.3 Ref 63.8 Ref 43.4 Ref
 Lower level prof. 7.7 0.84 [0.76; 0.92] 2.6 0.90 [0.75; 1.09] 61.6 0.94 [0.89; 0.99] 42.9 1.00 [0.95; 1.05]
 Skilled clerical, sales and services 12.2 0.80 [0.71; 0.90] 3.7 1.10 [0.89; 1.35] 64.1 1.03 [0.97; 1.11] 51.2 1.09 [1.02; 1.16]
 Unskilled clerical, sales and services 10.1 0.99 [0.89; 1.09] 3.7 1.12 [0.92; 1.36] 53.5 0.81 [0.76; 0.85] 38.9 0.89 [0.85; 0.94]
 Skilled labourers and factory workers 11.7 0.93 [0.83; 1.04] 1.9 0.62 [0.47; 0.82] 59.6 0.85 [0.80; 0.91] 38.1 0.85 [0.80; 0.91]
 Unskilled labourers and factory workers 14.6 1.04 [0.91; 1.19] 3.7 1.19 [0.86; 1.65] 57.3 0.85 [0.77; 0.93] 37.3 0.79 [0.72; 0.86]
 Never worked and others 17.7 1.05 [0.95; 1.16] 57.0 0.73 [0.68; 0.77] 42.3 0.78 [0.73; 0.83]
 Health professionals 10.8 0.88 [0.77; 1.02] 4.3 1.49 [1.18; 1.88] 51.9 0.59 [0.55; 0.64] 54.4 1.25 [1.16; 1.35]
*

French Overseas Departments. AdOR, adjusted odds ratio, estimated in multivariate logistic regressions further adjusted household type (except for overcrowding);

***

<0,001;

**

<0.01;

*

<0.05; analyses conducted on weighted data.