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Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted coefficients for factors associated with perceived risk of contracting Coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) among SSAs living in African countries

From: Risk perception of COVID-19 among sub-Sahara Africans: a web-based comparative survey of local and diaspora residents

Variables

Unadjusted Coefficient

95%CI

Adjusted Coefficient

95%CI

Demography

 Age category in years

  18–28

0.00

 

0.00

 

  29–38

1.29

0.40, 2.18

0.49

−0.06, 1.05

  39–48

1.30

0.35, 2.24

0.60

0.01, 1.19

  49+

1.59

0.44, 2.73

0.29

−0.43, 1.01

 Sex

  Males

0.00

 

–

–

  Females

−0.31

−1.02, 0.40

  

 Marital status

  Married

0.00

 

–

–

  Not married

−0.38

−1.10, 0.33

  

 Education status

  Postgraduate education (Masters /PhD)

0.00

 

–

–

  Bachelor education

− 0.20

− 0.98, 0.59

  

  Secondary/Primary education

−2.19

−3.32, −1.05

  

 Employment status

  Employed

0.00

 

–

–

  Not employed

−0.78

− 1.53, − 0.04

  

 Religion

  Christianity

0.00

 

–

–

  Others

0.37

−0.72, 1.45

  

 Occupation

  

–

–

  Non-health care sector

0.00

 

0.00

 

  Health care sector

0.71

−0.16, 1.59

0.61

0.09, 1.14

Household factors

 Do you live alone during COVID-19

  No

0.00

 

–

–

  Yes

0.08

−0.83, 0.99

  

 Number living together

   < 3 people

0.00

 

–

–

  4–6 people

−0.17

−1.05, 0.70

  

  6+ people

0.07

−1.04, 1.18

  

Public Attitude towards COVID-19 Mitigation measures

 Practiced self-isolation

  No

0.00

 

–

–

  Yes

0.22

−0.28, 0.72

  

 Practiced home quarantine

  No

0.00

 

–

–

  Yes

0.06

−0.42, 0.53

  

Feeling about the self-isolation

 Anxious

  No

0.00

 

–

–

  Yes

−0.07

−0.90, 0.76

  

 Bored

  No

0.00

 

–

–

  Yes

0.01

−0.87, 0.88

  

 Frustrated

  No

0.00

 

–

–

  Yes

−0.01

−0.83, 0.81

  

 Angry

  No

0.00

 

–

–

  Yes

−0.20

−1.19, 0.79

  

Knowledge scorea

2.38

2.26, 2.50

1.19

1.05, 1.34

Attitude scorea

1.08

1.08, 1.13

0.63

0.58, 0.69

  1. COVID-19 Coronavirus diseases 2019
  2. acontinuous variables
  3. Confidence intervals (CIs) not including 0 are significant variables