Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards COVID-19 among Mothers in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2020

Table 8

Factors associated with the practice of mothers on COVID-19 preventive measures in Dessie town, Ethiopia, 2020.

Variable	Level of practice, N (%)		Odds ratio, at 95% CI
	Poor (%)	Good (%)	Crude OR	value	Adjusted OR	value
Occupation
Housewife	171	228	1		1
Civil servant	48	76	1.187 (0.786, 1.793)	0.414	1.350 (0.846, 2.153)	0.208
Others	53	34	0.481 (0.299, 0.773	0.002	0.441 (0.260, 0.746)	0.002
Nearest health institution
Hospital	47	82	1		1
Health center	161	192	0.684 (0.451, 1.035)	0.073	0.787 (0.489, 1.267)	0.324
Health post	3	3	0.573 (0.111, 2.955)	0.506	0.422 (0.076, 2.326)	0.322
Private clinic	61	61	0.573 (0.346, 0.949)	0.031	0.516 (0.290, 0.916)	0.024
Number of children
Having one child	104	171	1		1
Having two children	86	113	0.799 (0.551, 1.159)	0.237	0.941 (0.622, 1.423)	0.773
Above 3 children	82	54	0.401 (0.263, 0.610)	0.000	0.365 (0.228, 0.584)	0.000
Knowledge
Poor	126	42	1		1
Good	146	296	6.082 (4.071, 9.088)	0.000	4.938 (3.123, 7.807)	0.000
Attitude
Unfavorable	154	102	1		1
Favorable	118	236	3.020 (2.163, 4.216)	0.000	1.691 (1.132, 2.527)	0.010

Variables showing a significant association.