Table 3.

The predictors of COVID-19 protection behaviors.

	B	S.E.	Wald	df	Sig.	Exp(B)	95% CI for EXP(B)
							Lower	Upper
Sociodemographic variables
Gender	0.337	0.096	12.334	1	<0.001	1.401	1.161	1.691
Education	0.270	0.115	5.497	1	0.019	1.310	1.045	1.641
Being over 30 years of age (reference)			26.442	2	<0.001
Being 18–24 years of age	−0.525	0.106	24.666	1	<0.001	0.591	0.481	0.728
Being 25–30 years of age	−0.382	0.140	7.461	1	0.006	0.682	0.519	0.898
Correct knowledge about COVID-19	0.866	0.101	72.968	1	<0.001	2.377	1.949	2.899
Acquiring information (less than twice daily) *	−0.636	0.250	6.477	1	0.011	1.889	1.157	3.083
Cognitive risk perceptions
Self-efficacy	0.178	0.058	9.508	1	0.002	1.195	1.067	1.339
Susceptibility	0.084	0.028	9.162	1	0.002	1.087	1.030	1.148
Perceptions about the pandemics
Proximity	−0.143	0.033	18.928	1	<0.001	1.154	1.082	1.231
Stressful	0.096	0.029	10.943	1	0.001	1.101	1.040	1.165
Unable to visit people/relatives when needed	0.065	0.025	6.853	1	0.009	1.067	1.016	1.120
Trust in institutions
Trust in hospitals	0.120	0.030	16.186	1	<0.001	1.128	1.064	1.196
Trust in the Ministry of Health	−0.062	0.027	5.206	1	0.023	0.940	0.891	0.991
Trust in information provided by health-care professionals	0.074	0.029	6.343	1	0.012	1.077	1.017	1.141
Conspiracy Mentality Questionnaire	−0.080	0.025	10.119	1	0.001	0.923	0.878	0.970
COVID-19 vaccination willingness	0.045	0.022	4.249	1	0.039	1.046	1.002	1.092
Constant	−2.684	0.436	37.946	1	<0.001	0.068

*: Getting less information coded as 1 and getting more information coded as 0.