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Table 2 Multi-level multivariable logistic regression of factors associated with awareness of H7N9 or MERS

From: Adequacy of public health communications on H7N9 and MERS in Singapore: insights from a community based cross-sectional study

 

H7N9

MERS

Variable

Odds ratio

95% CI

P-value

Odds ratio

95% CI

P-value

Gender

 Male

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

 Female

0.86

(0.70, 1.07)

0.169

0.90

(0.72, 1.14)

0.391

Age group

 16–21

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

 22–39

1.34

(0.91, 1.97)

0.133

1.76

(1.10, 2.83)

0.019*

 40–59

3.24

(2.21, 4.77)

< 0.001*

4.35

(2.71, 6.98)

< 0.001*

  ≥ 60

2.79

(1.74, 4.49)

< 0.001*

6.00

(3.44, 10.45)

< 0.001*

Ethnicity

 Chinese

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

 Malay

0.40

(0.29, 0.54)

< 0.001*

1.48

(1.08, 2.05)

0.016*

 Indian

0.35

(0.25, 0.49)

< 0.001*

1.21

(0.87, 1.67)

0.260

 Others

0.72

(0.34, 1.52)

0.384

2.53

(1.22, 5.25)

0.013*

Housing

 Public – 3 rooms and below

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

 Public – 4 rooms and above

1.22

(0.93, 1.60)

0.152

1.30

(0.97, 1.74)

0.079

Private

0.88

(0.52, 1.49)

0.637

1.50

(0.89, 2.54)

0.128

Highest education attainment

 Primary

1.00

Reference

1.00

Reference

 Secondary

1.72

(1.25, 2.37)

0.001*

2.09

(1.43, 3.06)

< 0.001*

 Tertiary

2.80

(1.87, 4.20)

< 0.001*

4.11

(2.60, 6.51)

< 0.001*

Preferred source of information

 Television and/or radio

1.46

(0.99, 2.15)

0.055

1.13

(0.74, 1.72)

0.569

 Printed media

1.62

(1.23, 2.13)

0.001*

1.50

(1.10, 2.03)

0.009*

 Websites/ Internet

1.57

(1.16, 2.11)

0.003*

1.76

(1.28, 2.43)

0.001*

 Social media

1.11

(0.83, 1.47)

0.492

0.91

(0.67, 1.23)

0.529

 From friends and/or colleagues

0.96

(0.68, 1.34)

0.803

0.80

(0.55, 1.17)

0.248

 From family members and/or relatives

0.58

(0.41, 0.82)

0.002*

0.99

(0.67, 1.46)

0.968

  1. *Significant difference between variable and H7N9 or MERS awareness at P < 0.05