Table 3 Logistic (1–3) and linear (4) regression models results
Variable | OR | 95% CI | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Model 1. Knowledge about the main modes of transmission and the animals classified as common vehicles for avian influenza | |||
Log likelihood = -419.33, χ2 = 32.65 (4 df), p < 0.0001 |  |  |  |
   Level of education | 1.31 | 1.1–1.63 | 0.015 |
   Employment status | 1.34 | 1.05–1.7 | 0.023 |
   Number of children | 0.78 | 0.59–1.04 | 0.08 |
   Age | 1.02 | 0.99–1.04 | 0.12 |
Model 2. Knowledge that wash hands with soap before and after touching raw poultry meat and use of gloves is a hygienic practices to avoid spreading of the avian influenza virus through food | |||
Log likelihood = -425.15, χ2 = 30.27 (5 df), p < 0.0001 |  |  |  |
   Knowledge about the modes of transmission and the animals classified as common vehicles for avian influenza | 1.63 | 1.11–2.39 | 0.011 |
   Reported interest in receiving further information on avian influenza | 1.52 | 1.09–2.12 | 0.014 |
   Age | 1.03 | 1.01–1.05 | 0.041 |
   Health professionals and scientific journals as sources of information | 1.35 | 0.96–1.91 | 0.08 |
   Employment status | 1.24 | 0.97–1.58 | 0.08 |
Model 3. Wash hands with soap before and after touching raw poultry meat and use of gloves | |||
Log likelihood = -423.57, χ2 = 68.66 (6 df), p < 0.00001 |  |  |  |
   Perception of risk of contraction avian influenza | 1.13 | 1.06–1.19 | < 0.0001 |
   Knowledge that wash hands with soap before and after touching raw poultry meat and use of gloves is a hygienic practices to avoid spreading of the avian influenza virus through food | 2.42 | 1.73–3.4 | < 0.0001 |
   Health professionals and scientific journals as sources of information | 1.65 | 1.17–2.34 | 0.004 |
   Gender | 1.53 | 1.08–2.17 | 0.015 |
   Knowledge about the modes of transmission and the animals classified as common vehicles for avian influenza | 1.57 | 1.07–2.32 | 0.02 |
   Number of children | 0.81 | 0.62–1.06 | 0.12 |
Variable | Coeff. | t | p |
Model 4. Perception of risk of contraction avian influenza for him/her | |||
F (7,661) = 15.56, p < 0.00001, R2 = 14%, adjusted R2 = 13% | Â | Â | Â |
   Level of education | -0.66 | -4.85 | < 0.0001 |
   Reported interest in receiving further information on avian influenza | -1.07 | -4.85 | < 0.0001 |
   Knowledge that avian influenza could be transmitted by eating and touching uncooked poultry and eggs | 1.07 | 3.09 | 0.002 |
   Correct definition of avian influenza | -0.64 | -3.06 | 0.002 |
   Employment status | -0.40 | -2.36 | 0.019 |
   Age | -0.02 | -1.09 | 0.28 |
   Knowledge about the modes of transmission and the animals classified as common vehicles for avian influenza | -0.23 | -1.01 | 0.31 |
   Constant | 11.12 |  |  |