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Table 3 Factors associated with hand-washing and/or sanitizer use during the COVID-19 pandemic among 2800 employed U.S. adults, April 2020

From: Employment conditions as barriers to the adoption of COVID-19 mitigation measures: how the COVID-19 pandemic may be deepening health disparities among low-income earners and essential workers in the United States

 

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AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS

Female

2.9 (2.0, 4.1)

2.3 (1.6, 3.2)

1.8 (1.3, 2.5)

1.7 (1.2, 2.4)

Age group

 18-39

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 40-59

0.9 (0.7, 1.4)

1.1 (0.7, 1.6)

1.0 (0.6, 1.5)

1.0 (0.7, 1.6)

 60+

1.2 (0.8, 1.9)

1.2 (0.7, 1.9)

1.0 (0.6, 1.6)

1.0 (0.6, 1.6)

White race

0.9 (0.5, 1.5)

0.8 (0.4, 1.5)

0.7 (0.4, 1.4)

0.8 (0.4, 1.6)

Some college or less

0.5 (0.3, 0.6)

0.6 (0.4, 0.7)

0.5 (0.4, 0.7)

0.7 (0.5, 0.97)

Married

0.9 (0.7, 1.3)

1.0 (0.7, 1.5)

1.1 (0.8, 1.6)

1.0 (0.7, 1.6)

Residence type

 Rural

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 Suburban

1.6 (1.2, 2.2)

1.5 (1.0, 2.1)

1.6 (1.1, 2.2)

1.5 (1.0, 2.2)

 Urban

1.4 (0.8, 2.2)

1.1 (0.7, 1.8)

1.0 (0.6, 1.6)

1.0 (0.6, 1.5)

KNOWLEDGE

    

 Stopping going to school/work protective

 

11.9 (8.8, 16.0)

6.9 (5.0, 9.5)

6.0 (4.3, 8.3)

COVID-19 THREAT PERCEPTION

 Perceived risk

  

1.1 (1.0, 1.3)

1.1 (1.0, 1.3)

 Perceived severity

  

1.3 (1.2, 1.4)

1.3 (1.2, 1.4)

ECONOMIC PRECARITY INDEX

   

1.0 (0.9, 1.1)

ESSENTIAL WORKER

   

0.3 (0.2, 0.5)

CAN’T AFFORD TO QUARANTINE

   

0.7 (0.5, 0.9)

  1. AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval deviation