Table 3 Predictors of general knowledge about Zika virus at univariate and multivariable analysis
From: Knowledge and perceptions about Zika virus in a Middle East country
Variable | Category | POOR Knowledge | BASIC or BROAD knowledge about Zika | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Univariate analysis | Multivariable analysis | ||||||
N (% row) | N (% row) | OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
Gender | Female | 199 (71.1) | 81 (28.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Male | 91 (56.5) | 70 (43.5) | 1.89 (1.26–2.83) | 0.002 | 1.42 (0.90–2.24) | 0.13 | |
Age | Less than 20 | 69 (78.4) | 19 (21.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
20–29 | 115 (70.6) | 48 (29.4) | 1.52 (0.82–2.79) | 0.18 | 0.92 (0.45–1.85) | 0.81 | |
30–39 | 57 (58.2) | 41 (41.8) | 2.61 (1.37–4.99) | 0.004 | 1.06 (0.40–2.80) | 0.91 | |
40 or more | 39 (51.3) | 37 (48.7) | 3.45 (1.75–6.79) | 0.0004 | 1.02 (0.37–2.85) | 0.96 | |
Marital status | Single | 178 (69.5) | 78 (30.5) | 1.00 | |||
Ever married | 113 (61.7) | 70 (38.3) | 1.41 (0.95–2.11) | 0.09 | |||
Nationality | GCC countries | 53 (81.5) | 12 (18.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Middle East | 60 (78.9) | 16 (21.1) | |||||
Asia | 90 (68.7) | 41 (31.3) | 1.81 (1.07–3.09) | 0.03 | 1.69 (0.96–2.95) | 0.07 | |
Africa | 21 (70.0) | 9 (30.0) | |||||
Europe | 19 (57.6) | 14 (42.4) | 4.65 (2.67–8.08) | <0.0001 | 3.93 (2.11–7.34) | <0.0001 | |
North America/Australia/New Zealand | 34 (42.0) | 47 (58.0) | |||||
Role | Student | 143 (74.9) | 48 (25.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Staff | 99 (61.1) | 63 (38.9) | 1.91 (1.21–3.01) | 0.005 | 1.02 (0.50–2.08) | 0.96 | |
Faculty | 23 (54.8) | 19 (45.2) | 2.48 (1.24–4.94) | 0.01 | 1.14 (0.43–3.06) | 0.79 | |
Online survey | 29 (58.0) | 21 (42.0) | 2.17 (1.13–4.16) | 0.02 | 1.51 (0.65–3.52) | 0.34 | |
Institution | Other institutions | 179 (66.5) | 90 (33.5) | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
VCU-Q (Art, design) | 45 (93.8) | 3 (6.3) | 0.13 (0.04–0.41) | 0.0006 | 0.19 (0.06–0.67) | 0.04 | |
WCM-Q (Medicine) | 41 (55.4) | 33 (44.6) | 1.51 (0.90–2.52) | 0.07 | 1.81 (1.03–3.20) | 0.009 | |