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Table 5 Multi-level multivariable linear regression to assess contribution of each factor to H7N9/MERS knowledge scores

From: Adequacy of public health communications on H7N9 and MERS in Singapore: insights from a community based cross-sectional study

 

H7N9

MERS

Variable

Coefficient

95% CI

P-value

Coefficient

95% CI

P-value

Gender

 Male

0.00

Reference

0.00

Reference

 Female

0.13

(−0.15, 0.40)

0.363

0.15

(−0.04, 0.34)

0.118

Age group

 16–21

0.00

Reference

0.00

Reference

 22–39

0.34

(− 0.21, 0.89)

0.227

0.31

(−0.12, 0.75)

0.159

 40–59

0.66

(0.12, 1.19)

0.016*

0.42

(0.00, 0.85)

0.049*

  ≥ 60

0.77

(0.15, 1.40)

0.015*

0.28

(−0.19, 0.75)

0.237

Ethnicity

 Chinese

0.00

Reference

0.00

Reference

 Malay

−0.58

(−0.95, − 0.21)

0.002*

− 0.56

(− 0.80, − 0.32)

< 0.001*

 Indian

−0.47

(− 0.84, − 0.10)

0.014*

−0.36

(− 0.61, − 0.12)

0.003*

 Others

0.04

(− 0.80, 0.87)

0.933

−0.18

(− 0.69, 0.33)

0.486

Housing

 Public – 3 rooms and below

0.00

Reference

0.00

Reference

 Public – 4 rooms and above

0.33

(−0.01, 0.68)

0.057

0.41

(0.18, 0.64)

< 0.001*

 Private

−0.30

(− 0.89, 0.30)

0.330

0.22

(−0.16, 0.61)

0.256

Highest education attainment

 Primary

0.00

Reference

0.00

Reference

 Secondary

0.10

(−0.37, 0.57)

0.674

0.33

(0.00, 0.67)

0.049*

 Tertiary

0.51

(−0.03, 1.05)

0.062

0.54

(0.16, 0.91)

0.005*

Preferred source of information

 Television and/or radio

0.00

(−0.54, 0.54)

0.994

0.03

(−0.31, 0.36)

0.872

 Printed media

0.21

(−0.15, 0.57)

0.260

0.16

(−0.08, 0.41)

0.198

 Websites/ Internet

0.19

(−0.19, 0.56)

0.326

0.10

(−0.16, 0.36)

0.448

 Social media

0.12

(−0.22, 0.47)

0.473

0.04

(−0.19, 0.28)

0.733

 From friends and/or colleagues

−0.55

(−0.99, − 0.11)

0.015*

−0.28

(− 0.61, 0.05)

0.092

 From family members and/or relatives

−0.02

(−0.48, 0.44)

0.937

−0.09

(− 0.42, 0.24)

0.608

  1. *Significant difference between variable and H7N9 or MERS knowledge scores at P < 0.05