Table 9 Bivariable logistic regression for response to COVID-19 recommended preventive behavioral messages among Gurage zone town administration communities, South Ethiopia, July 2020 (n = 633)
Variables | Categories | Response to COVID-19 recommended preventive behavior | COR (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor behavior | Good behavior | ||||
Age | < = 29 | 141 (49.8%) | 142 (50.2%) | 1 | 0.15* |
30–39 | 98 (54.1%) | 83 (45.9%) | 0.84 (0.58,1.22) | 0.36 | |
40–49 | 45 (51.1%) | 43 (48.9%) | 0.95 (0.59,1.53) | 0.83 | |
> = 50 | 52 (64.2%) | 29 (35.8%) | 0.55 (0.33,0.92) | 0.02 | |
Sex | Male | 170 (52.3%) | 155 (47.7%) | 1 | |
Female | 166 (53.9%) | 142 (46.1%) | 0.94 (0.69,1.28) | 0.69 | |
Marital status | Single | 134 (54.9%) | 110 (45.1%) | 0.89 (0.64,1.22) | 0.46 |
Married | 202 (51.9%) | 187 (48.1%) | 1 | ||
Religion | Muslim | 148 (53.2%) | 130 (46.8%) | 1 | |
Orthodox | 110 (50.0%) | 110 (50.0%) | 1.14 (0.80,1.62) | 0.47 | |
Protestant | 51 (55.4%) | 41 (44.6%) | 0.92 (0.57,1.47) | 0.71 | |
Catholic | 27 (62.8%) | 16 (37.2%) | 0.68 (0.35,1.31) | 0.24* | |
Education | Cannot read and write | 23 (62.2%) | 14 (37.8%) | 0.41 (0.20,0.83) | 0.01* |
Read and write | 71 (57.3%) | 53 (42.7%) | 0.50 (0.32,0.77) | 0.00* | |
Primary education | 60 (66.7%) | 30 (33.3%) | 0.33 (0.20,0.56) | < 0.001* | |
Secondary education | 83 (61.5%) | 52 (38.5%) | 0.42 (0.27,0.64) | < 0.001* | |
Higher education | 99 (40.1%) | 148 (59.9%) | 1 | ||
Occupation of the respondent | Government employed | 92 (41.4%) | 130 (58.6%) | 1 | |
Merchant | 87 (61.7%) | 54 (38.3%) | 0.44 (0.29,0.68) | < 0.001* | |
Farmer | 34 (70.8%) | 14 (29.2%) | 0.29 (0.15,0.57) | < 0.001 | |
Daily laborer | 31 (64.6%) | 17 (35.4%) | 0.39 (0.20,0.74) | 0.004 | |
Housewife | 49 (62.0%) | 30 (38.0%) | 0.43 (0.26,0.73) | 0.002 | |
Student | 43 (45.3%) | 52 (54.7%) | 0.86 (0.53,1.39) | 0.53 | |
Income | < = 499 | 73 (62.4%) | 44 (37.6%) | 0.59 (0.33,1.05) | 0.07* |
500–1499 | 88 (53.3%) | 77 (46.7%) | 0.85 (0.50,1.47) | 0.56 | |
1500–2999 | 54 (54.0%) | 46 (46.0%) | 0.83 (0.46,1.51) | 0.54 | |
3000–4999 | 83 (47.7%) | 91 (52.3%) | 1.07 (0.63,1.83) | 0.81 | |
> = 5000 | 38 (49.4%) | 39 (50.6%) | 1 | ||
Source of information | β = 0.03 | 1.034 (0.95,1.12) | 0.42 | ||
Knowledge | Poor | 27 (71.1%) | 11 (28.9%) | 0.440 (0.21,0.90) | 0.03* |
Good | 309 (51.9%) | 286 (48.1%) | 1 | ||
Perceived susceptibility | β = 0.34 | 1.11 (1.04,1.17) | 0.10* | ||
Perceived severity | β = 0.05 | 1.05 (0.97,1.14) | 0.20* | ||
Self-efficacy | β = 0.22 | 1.24 (1.17,1.32) | < 0.001* | ||
Response efficacy | β = 0.04 | 1.01 (0.44,1.12) | 0.11* | ||
Cues to action | β = 0.67 | 0.51 (0.43,0.62) | < 0.001* | ||