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Table 5 Mediation analyses

From: Risk perception during the 2014–2015 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone

Category

Beta A (SE)

Beta B (SE)

Beta AB (SE)

P-value

Knowledge to risk perception of getting Ebola

 Electronic media

0.656 (0.115)

0.350 (0.108)

0.230 (0.082)

0.185

 Print media

0.216 (0.108)

0.350 (0.108)

0.076 (0.044)

0.015

 New media

0.344 (0.117)

0.350 (0.108)

0.120 (0.055)

0.050

 Government

0.388 (0.092)

0.350 (0.108)

0.136 (0.053)

0.041

 Community

0.307 (0.086)

0.350 (0.108)

0.107 (0.045)

0.016

 2 sources

0.197 (0.096)

0.342 (0.107)

0.068 (0.039)

0.006

 3 sources

0.603 (0.115)

0.342 (0.107)

0.207 (0.076)

0.157

 4–5 sources

1.237 (0.186)

0.342 (0.107)

0.424 (0.147)

0.466

Misconceptions to risk perception of getting Ebola

 Electronic media

0.082 (0.150)

−0.398 (0.101)

−0.033 (0.060)

0.094

 Print media

0.056 (0.128)

−0.398 (0.101)

−0.022 (0.051)

0.049

 New media

0.147 (0.119)

−0.398 (0.101)

− 0.059 (0.050)

0.042

 Government

0.218 (0.099)

−0.398 (0.101)

− 0.087 (0.045)

0.025

 Community

0.174 (0.101)

−0.398 (0.101)

− 0.069 (0.044)

0.021

 2 sources

−0.019 (0.106)

− 0.401 (0.100)

0.008 (0.043)

0.019

 3 sources

0.341 (0.129)

−0.401 (0.100)

− 0.137 (0.062)

0.107

 4–5 sources

0.430 (0.189)

−0.401 (0.100)

− 0.172 (0.087)

0.251

Hand washing to risk perception of getting Ebola

 Electronic media

0.357 (0.156)

0.338 (0.109)

0.121 (0.066)

0.096

 Print media

0.241 (0.157)

0.338 (0.109)

0.082 (0.059)

0.066

 New media

0.313 (0.142)

0.338 (0.109)

0.106 (0.059)

0.064

 Government

0.282 (0.104)

0.338 (0.109)

0.096 (0.047)

0.020

 Community

0.328 (0.080)

0.338 (0.109)

0.111 (0.045)

0.015

 2 sources

0.329 (0.089)

0.337 (0.109)

0.111 (0.047)

0.020

 3 sources

0.638 (0.124)

0.337 (0.109)

0.215 (0.081)

0.178

 4–5 sources

0.915 (0.227)

0.337 (0.109)

0.308 (0.126)

0.385

Avoiding physical contact to risk perception of getting Ebola

 Electronic media

0.534 (0.169)

0.078 (0.088)

0.041 (0.049)

0.071

 Print media

0.411 (0.106)

0.078 (0.088)

0.032 (0.037)

0.018

 New media

0.459 (0.108)

0.078 (0.088)

0.036 (0.041)

0.033

 Government

0.369 (0.080)

0.078 (0.088)

0.029 (0.033)

0.008

 Community

0.255 (0.081)

0.078 (0.088)

0.020 (0.023)

0.000

 2 sources

0.191 (0.103)

0.079 (0.088)

0.015 (0.019)

0.000

 3 sources

0.666 (0.120)

0.079 (0.088)

0.042 (0.060)

0.138

 4–5 sources

1.132 (0.165)

0.079 (0.088)

0.089 (0.101)

0.381

Avoiding unsafe burial to risk perception of getting Ebola

 Electronic media

0.565 (0.209)

−0.255 (0.111)

−0.144 (0.082)

0.178

 Print media

0.609 (0.133)

−0.255 (0.111)

−0.156 (0.076)

0.143

 New media

0.297 (0.103)

−0.255 (0.111)

−0.076 (0.042)

0.009

 Government

0.225 (0.106)

−0.255 (0.111)

−0.057 (0.037)

0.003

 Community

0.432 (0.097)

−0.255 (0.111)

−0.110 (0.054)

0.040

 2 sources

0.182 (0.133)

−0.249 (0.110)

− 0.045 (0.039)

0.004

 3 sources

0.630 (0.158)

−0.249 (0.110)

− 0.157 (0.080)

0.167

 4–5 sources

1.178 (0.220)

−0.249 (0.110)

− 0.293 (0.141)

0.434