Table 4 Multivariate linear regression of scores for knowledge, attitudes and practice towards pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
| Â | Â | Practice Score | Attitudes Score | Knowledge Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | β | 95% CI for β | p-value | β | 95% CI for β | p-value | β | 95% CI for β | p-value |
Sex | Male | -2.27 | -8.97 to 4.43 | 0.506 | 1.78 | -4.18 to 7.73 | 0.558 | 2.42 | -3.30 to 8.13 | 0.407 |
Status | Patients | 11.03 | 6.06 to 16.00 | < 0.001 | 3.30 | -1.11 to 7.71 | 0.142 | 0.46 | -3.77 to 4.69 | 0.831 |
| Â | Contacts | 2.85 | 0.14 to 5.56 | 0.040 | 0.588 | -1.82 to 3.00 | 0.633 | 3.19 | 0.88 to 5.50 | 0.007 |
| Â | Healthcare Workers | 3.39 | 0.78 to 6.00 | 0.011 | 1.17 | -1.14 to 3.48 | 0.323 | 0.79 | -1.43 to 3.01 | 0.485 |
| Â | General Servicemen* | NA | Â | Â | NA | Â | Â | NA | Â | Â |
Ethnicity | Others | -0.93 | -7.02 to 5.14 | 0.762 | 3.08 | -2.32 to 8.48 | 0.263 | -3.63 | -8.80 to 1.55 | 0.170 |
| Â | Indian | 2.33 | -2.09 to 6.75 | 0.301 | 0.43 | -3.49 to 4.36 | 0.829 | 1.46 | -2.31 to 5.23 | 0.447 |
| Â | Malay | 6.17 | 3.20 to 9.13 | < 0.001 | 3.30 | 0.67 to 5.92 | 0.014 | -0.63 | -3.15 to 1.89 | 0.626 |
| Â | Chinese* | NA | Â | Â | NA | Â | Â | NA | Â | Â |
Age | Â | 0.25 | -0.01 to 0.50 | 0.057 | 0.11 | -0.11 to 0.34 | 0.330 | 0.22 | -0.002 to 0.43 | 0.053 |
Education | High School | -0.03 | -2.30 to 2.25 | 0.982 | -1.50 | -3.52 to 0.52 | 0.146 | 1.73 | -2.31 to 5.23 | 0.080 |
| Â | Degree | -5.01 | -9.84 to -0.18 | 0.042 | -3.82 | -8.09 to 0.47 | 0.081 | 2.55 | -3.15 to 1.89 | 0.223 |
| Â | Elementary/Middle School * | NA | Â | Â | NA | Â | Â | NA | Â | Â |
Housing | 4 room public flat | -1.08 | -3.98 to 1.83 | 0.467 | -1.57 | -4.15 to 1.01 | 0.232 | 0.70 | -1.78 to 3.17 | 0.582 |
| Â | 5 room public flat | -2.69 | -5.75 to 0.37 | 0.084 | -0.09 | -2.80 to 2.63 | 0.951 | 0.50 | -2.11 to 3.11 | 0.709 |
| Â | Private Property | -2.41 | -6.07 to 1.24 | 0.196 | -0.85 | -4.10 to 2.40 | 0.610 | 1.59 | -1.53 to 4.71 | 0.316 |
|  | ≤ 3 room public flat* | NA |  |  | NA |  |  | NA |  |  |
Knowledge Score | 0.30 | 0.22 to 0.37 | < 0.001 | 0.21 | 0.14 to 0.28 | < 0.001 | Â | Â | Â | |
Attitudes Score | 0.04 | -0.03 to 0.11 | 0.280 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |