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Table 4 Factors associated with an intention to adopt protective measures

From: Monitoring the level of government trust, risk perception and intention of the general public to adopt protective measures during the influenza A (H1N1) pandemic in the Netherlands

 

Wald (df)

OR

95% C.I. for OR

   

Lower - Upper

Period 1

   

1. Trust in government

24.86 (1)**

0.92

0.892 - 0.951

2. Fear/worry about influenza A (H1N1)

61.75 (1)**

1.30

1.218 - 1.389

3. Perceived vulnerability

41.42 (1)**

1.37

1.242 - 1.502

4. Sex (female)

6.97 (1)*

1.26

1.06 - 1.502

5. Age

32.78 (1)**

1.01

1.009 - 1.019

Period 2

   

1. Fear/worry about influenza A (H1N1)

123.37 (1)**

1.44

1.354 - 1.541

2. Sex (female)

9.21 (1)*

1.31

1.100 - 1.557

3. Age

12.19 (1)**

1.01

1.005 - 1.017

4. Receipt of information (yes)

24.02 (1)**

1.65

1.352 - 2.020

Period 3

   

Men

   

1. Fear/worry about influenza A (H1N1)

53.17 (1)**

1.46

1.317 - 1.613

2. Age

33.43 (1)**

1.02

1.013 - 1.026

3. Receipt of information (yes)

5.48 (1)*

1.42

1.058 - 1.897

Women

   

1. Fear/worry about influenza A (H1N1)

114.66 (1)**

1.74

1.573 - 1.927

2. Age

36.82 (1)**

1.03

1.017 - 1.033

3. Receipt of information (yes)

6.49 (1)*

1.73

1.134 - 2.632

  1. * P - value significant at the < 0.05 level
  2. ** P - value significant at the < 0.001 level
  3. df = degrees of freedom; OR = Odds Ratio; C.I. = Confidence Interval