Table 3 Association between exposure to information sources and risk perception of getting Ebola
From: Risk perception during the 2014–2015 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone
No (%) Respondents | Crude OR (95% CI) | P-value | Adjusted ORa (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Electronic media | |||||
Yes | 6615 (94) | 1.10 (0.78–1.55) | 0.592 | 1.02 (0.72–1.44) | 0.927 |
No | 424 (6) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | ||
Print Media | |||||
Yes | 679 (10) | 1.49 (1.20–1.85) | 0.000 | 1.24 (1.00–1.54) | 0.046 |
No | 6360 (90) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | ||
New Media | |||||
Yes | 1012 (14) | 1.69 (1.33–2.13) | 0.000 | 1.53 (1.21–1.93) | 0.000 |
No | 6027 (86) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | ||
Government | |||||
Yes | 3206 (46) | 1.07 (0.84–1.36) | 0.584 | 1.01 (0.80–1.27) | 0.958 |
No | 3833 (54) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference | ||
Community | |||||
Yes | 4133 (59) | 1.34 (1.11–1.60) | 0.002 | 1.28 (1.07–1.53) | 0.008 |
No | 2906 (41) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference | ||
No. Exposuresb | |||||
0–1 | 1916 (27) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | ||
2 | 2450 (35) | 1.18 (0.96–1.46) | 0.118 | 1.18 (0.95–1.46) | 0.132 |
3 | 1998 (28) | 1.56 (1.17–2.07) | 0.003 | 1.50 (1.12–2.00) | 0.006 |
4–5 | 675 (10) | 1.83 (1.25–2.67) | 0.002 | 1.72 (1.17–2.51) | 0.006 |