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Table 5 Factors associated with preparedness for self-isolation, child-isolation and elderly-isolation

From: Preparedness for self-isolation or quarantine and lockdown in South Africa: results from a rapid online survey

 

Self-isolation

Child-isolation

Elderly-isolation

OR

95% CI

p value

OR

95% CI

p value

OR

95% CI

p value

Characteristics

Sex

 Male (Ref)

         

 Female

0.86

[0.77–0.97]

0.010

0.95

[0.85–1.05]

0.319

1.04

[0.93–1.15]

0.505

Race group

 Black (Ref)

         

 Coloured

1.18

[1.05–1.33]

0.005

1.04

[0.93–1.16]

0.538

1.10

[0.99–1.23]

0.081

 White

1.6

[1.36–1.88]

< 0.001

1.00

[0.86–1.16]

0.981

1.26

[1.09–1.46]

0.002

 Indian/Asian

1.84

[1.61–2.10]

< 0.001

1.27

[1.11–1.45]

0.001

1.46

[1.28–1.67]

< 0.001

Age group

 18–29 (Ref)

         

 30–39

1.1

[0.96–1.27]

0.168

1.12

[0.98–1.29]

0.104

1.00

[0.87–1.14]

0.953

 40–49

1.74

[1.49–2.03]

< 0.001

1.87

[1.61–2.18]

< 0.001

1.41

[1.21–1.64]

< 0.001

 50–59

2.89

[2.38–3.51]

< 0.001

2.54

[2.12–3.05]

< 0.001

2.01

[1.67–2.43]

< 0.001

 60+

3.3

[2.36–4.60]

< 0.001

2.5

[1.88–3.32]

< 0.001

2.7

[1.98–3.68]

< 0.001

Employment

 Employed full time (Ref)

         

 Employed informal/part time

0.83

[0.68–1.00]

0.055

0.77

[0.64–0.94]

0.008

0.81

[0.67–0.98]

0.034

 Student

0.99

[0.82–1.20]

0.945

0.86

[0.71–1.04]

0.122

0.91

[0.76–1.10]

0.345

 Unemployed

0.92

[0.77–1.10]

0.37

0.97

[0.82–1.14]

0.673

1.15

[0.97–1.35]

0.104

 Self employed

1.41

[1.10–1.80]

0.006

1.29

[1.05–1.59]

0.017

1.4

[1.11–1.77]

0.005

Knowledge score

 Low (Ref)

         

 Moderate

0.98

[0.77–1.25[

0.875

0.99

[0.78–1.26]

0.948

1.19

[0.93–1.52]

0.161

 High

0.99

[0.79–1.25]

0.965

0.99

[0.79–1.25]

0.937

1.14

[0.90–1.44]

0.286

Risk perception

 Low (Ref)

         

 Moderate

0.83

[0.72–0.94]

0.004

0.69

[0.61–0.78]

< 0.001

0.81

[0.71–0.91]

0.001

 High

0.59

[0.51–0.68]

< 0.001

0.61

[0.54–0.70]

< 0.001

0.62

[0.54–0.71]

< 0.001

Might end up in self-isolation or quarantine

 No (Ref)

         

 Yes

1.24

[1.12–1.38]

< 0.001

0.99

[0.89–1.10]

0.891

1.11

[1.00–1.24]

0.042

Dwelling type

 Formal dwelling (Ref)

         

 Informal dwelling

0.33

[0.24–0.45]

< 0.001

0.48

[0.36–0.63]

< 0.001

0.44

[0.34–0.57]

< 0.001

 Constant

1.15

[0.88–1.49]

0.315

1.12

[0.86–1.47]

0.394

1.1

[0.84–1.45]

0.474

  1. CI Confidence Interval, OR Odds Ratio