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. 2022 Dec 13;22:2339. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14707-3

Table 3.

Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models for first sought/most trusted sources for COVID-19 information

Characteristics Univariable Multivariable
ORa 95% CI P ORa 95% CI P
First sought
 Age 1.02 1.01–1.02 < 0.01 1.02 1.01–1.03 < 0.01
 Covid Mitigation Strategy 1.27 1.14–1.41 < 0.01 1.21 1.07–1.36 < 0.01
 Race 0.31 0.31
  African American v White (ref) 0.63 0.48–0.84 < 0.01 0.76 0.55–1.06 0.11
  Asian v. White (ref) 0.73 0.48–1.12 0.15 0.72 0.45–1.15 0.17
  Other v. White (ref) 0.91 0.47–1.84 0.79 1.07 0.5202.27 0.85
 Gender < 0.01 0.03
  Male v. Female (ref) 0.73 0.59 < 0.01 0.75 0.59–0.96 0.02
  Other v. Female (ref) 2.70 0.70-17.62 0.20 2.45 0.55–17.21 0.28
 Health Status 0.05 0.71
  Very good v. Excellent (ref) 1.11 0.84–1.46 0.46 0.86 0.63–1.18 0.35
  Good v. Excellent (ref) 1.31 0.99–1.73 0.06 0.86 0.61–1.2 0.37
  Fair v. Excellent (ref) 1.49 1.06–2.10 0.02 1.00 0.67–1.51 0.99
  Poor v. Excellent (ref) 1.99 1.04–4.03 0.05 1.16 0.56–2.54 0.69
 Marital Status 0.04 0.01
  Married v. Divorced (ref) 0.64 0.46–0.90 0.01 0.91 0.61–1.33 0.62
  Single, never married v. Divorced (ref) 0.64 0.44–0.92 0.02 1.04 0.67–1.62 0.85
  Widowed v. Divorced (ref) 0.52 0.31–0.86 0.01 0.43 0.25–0.75 0.003
 Education, high school or less 0.79 0.63–0.99 0.04 0.70 0.54–0.90 0.01
 Perceived Discrimination 0.73 0.66–0.81 < 0.01 0.83 0.73–0.94 < 0.01
 Self-efficacy 0.87 0.78–0.97 0.01 0.77 0.68–0.68 < 0.01
Most Trusted
 Living With Someone Else 0.74 0.59–0.94 0.02 0.74 0.55-1.00 0.05
 Income 0.01 0.22
  $20,000 to $49,999 v. <$20,000 (ref) 0.78 0.57–1.07 0.13 0.85 0.61–1.18 0.34
  $50,000 to $99,999 v. <$20,000 (ref) 0.66 0.48–0.89 0.01 0.73 0.52–1.01 0.06
  $100,000 or more v. <$20,000 (ref) 0.60 0.44–0.82 < 0.01 0.72 0.5–1.03 0.07
 Marital Status 0.03 0.09
  Married v. Divorced (ref) 0.70 0.51–0.97 0.03 0.92 0.63–1.34 0.67
  Single, never married v. Divorced (ref) 0.97 0.68–1.38 0.87 0.95 0.65–1.38 0.79
  Widowed v. Divorced (ref) 0.51 0.31–0.84 0.01 0.54 0.32–0.9 0.02
 Perceived Discrimination 1.03 0.93–1.13 0.60
 Self-efficacy 0.79 0.79–0.88 < 0.01 0.82 0.73–0.91 < 0.01

aOR > 1 indicates higher odds of choosing Mass Media; OR < 1 indicates lower odds of choosing Mass Media (higher odds of choosing Interpersonal)