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

Table 4 Unadjusted and adjusted coefficients and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of factors associated with perceived risk of contracting Coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) among SSAs living in the diaspora

Variables	Unadjusted Coefficient	95% CI	Adjusted Coefficient	95% CI
Demography
Age category in years
18–28	0.00		–	–
29–38	−0.54	−3.68, 2.60
39–48	−2.45	−6.00, 1.09
49+	1.75	−3.09, 6.59
Sex
Males	0.00		–	–
Females	−2.08	−4.70, 0.53
Marital status
Married	0.00		–	–
Not married	0.12	−2.50, 2.74
Education status
Postgraduate Degree (Masters /PhD)	0.00		–	–
Bachelor’s degree	−0.35	−3.13, 2.44
Secondary/Primary	−0.97	−5.81, 3.87
Employment status
Employed	0.00		–	–
Unemployed	1.04	−1.76, 3.84
Religion
Christianity	0.00		–	–
Others	−0.77	−6.84, 5.30
Occupation
Non-health care sector	0.00		–	–
Health care sector	0.53	−2.68, 3.75
Household factors
Do you live alone during COVID-19
No	0.00		–	–
Yes	0.30	−3.09, 3.70
Number living together
< 3 people	0.00		–	–
4–6 people	−1.43	−5.55, 2.70
6+ people	2.38	−2.15, 6.92
Public Attitude towards COVID-19 mitigation measures
Self-isolation
No	0.00		–	–
Yes	−0.16	−2.10, 1.78
Home quarantined
No	0.00		–	–
Yes	0.70	−1.32, 2.72
Feeling about the self-isolation
Anxious
No	0.00		–	–
Yes	−1.98	−5.13, 1.16
Bored
No	0.00		–	–
Yes	0.23	−3.22, 3.67
Frustrated
No	0.00		–	–
Yes	−0.67	−3.65, 2.31
Angry
No	0.00		–	–
Yes	−2.11	−5.98, 1.77	0.00
Knowledge score^a	2.36	1.97, 2.75	1.79	1.16, 2.41
Attitude score^a	0.99	0.81, 1.17	0.30	0.02, 0.58