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Table 4 Predictors of high concern scores among health-care workers in Saudi Arabia

From: An assessment of the level of concern among hospital-based health-care workers regarding MERS outbreaks in Saudi Arabia

 

Overall concern

Self-satisfaction domain

Social status related domain

Work place related domain

Infection control related domain

Government related domain

β (t-value.)

P-value

β (t-value.)

P-value

β (t-value.)

P-value

β (t-value.)

P-value

β (t-value.)

P-value

β (t-value.)

P-value

Gender

0.56 (0.67)

0.01 (0.01)

0.14 (0.57)

0.37 (1.31)

0.26 (1.39)

−0.21 (−1.28)

 Male vs. Female [ref.]

p = 0.500

P = 0.995

P = 0.572

P = 0.189

P = 0.165

P = 0.199

Age in years

−0.81 (−1.07)

−0.21 (−0.77)

0.07 (0.30)

0.02 (0.09)

−0.30 (−1.77)

−0.39 (−2.65)

  > 35 vs ≤35 [ref.]

p = 0.286

P = 0.445

P = 0.763

P = 0.926

P = 0.077

P = 0.008*

Marital status

0.88 (1.16)

0.09 (0.31)

0.35 (1.57)

−0.01 (−0.01)

0.21 (1.22)

0.24 (1.64)

 Married vs. Single [ref.]

P = 0.245

P = 0.758

P = 0.118

P = 0.995

P = 0.224

P = 0.102

Nationality

3.92 (4.65)

1.33 (4.33)

0.06 (0.25)

1.13 (3.99)

1.22 (6.43)

0.17 (1.06)

 Saudi vs Non Saudi [ref.]

P < 0.001*

P < 0.001*

P = 0.801

P < 0.001*

P < 0.001*

P = 0.291

Education

1.37 (1.16)

0.29 (0.68)

0.71 (2.01)

0.53 (1.34)

−0.54 (−2.03)

0.38 (1.66)

 Lower vs. higher [ref.]

P = 0.248

P = 0.494

P = 0.045*

P = 0.180

P = 0.043*

P = 0.098

Job

−3.89 (−3.68)

−1.33 (−3.44)

−0.93 (−2.98)

−0.88 (−2.50)

−0.20 (−0.92)

−0.53 (−2.61)

 Physicians vs. others [ref.]

P < 0.001*

P = 0.001*

P = 0.003*

P = 0.013*

P = 0.359

P = 0.009*

Direct contact

0.01 (0.021)

0.46 (1.18)

−0.29 (−0.94)

−0.20 (−0.59)

−0.04 (−0.18)

0.09 (0.47)

 Yes vs. None [ref.]

P = 0.993

P = 0.238

P = 0.346

P = 0.562

P = 0.856

P = 0.636

Region

2.67 (3.91)

1.09 (4.39)

0.14 (0.69)

0.91 (3.99)

0.23 (1.47)

0.30 (0.47)

 Central vs. others [ref.]

P < 0.001*

P < 0.001*

P = 0.492

P < 0.001*

P = 0.142

P = 0.021*

Constant

37.202 (22.05)

P < 0.001*

9.58 (15.55)

P < 0.001*

5.59 (11.17)

P < 0.001*

7.83 (13.89)

P < 0.001*

6.49 (17.1)

P < 0.001*

7.72 (23.75)

P < 0.001*

  1. β beta coefficient, t t statistic
  2. *significant association