Volume 24, Number 2—February 2018
Research
Risk Communication and Ebola-Specific Knowledge and Behavior during 2014–2015 Outbreak, Sierra Leone
Table 7
Association between level of outbreak, knowledge, and behavior among respondents to Ebola knowledge, attitude, and practice surveys, Sierra Leone, 2014–2015*
Level of outbreak | No. (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | p value† | Adjusted OR 1‡ (95% CI) | p value† | Adjusted OR 2§ (95% CI) | p value† |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Association between level of outbreak and knowledge | |||||||
Before peak | 1,095 (10.4) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | |||
Peak | 1,399 (13.3) | 1.46 (1.23–1.72) | <0.001 | 1.26 (1.06–1.50) | 0.008 | 1.31 (1.10–1.56) | 0.002 |
After peak | 6,995 (66.6) | 2.06 (1.80–2.36) | <0.001 | 1.68 (1.46–1.93) | <0.001 | 1.83 (1.59–2.11) | <0.001 |
No transmission |
1,020 (9.7) |
1.73 (1.42–2.10) |
<0.001 |
1.38 (1.13–1.69) |
0.002 |
1.51 (1.23–1.86) |
<0.001 |
Association between level of outbreak and protective behavior | |||||||
Before peak | 1,095 (10.4) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | |||
Peak | 1,399 (13.3) | 1.35 (1.14–1.61) | 0.001 | 1.18 (0.98–1.41) | 0.077 | 1.20 (0.98–1.43) | 0.054 |
After peak | 6,995 (66.6) | 1.67 (1.45–1.92) | <0.001 | 1.38 (1.19–1.60) | <0.001 | 1.46 (1.26–1.69) | <0.001 |
No transmission |
1,020 (9.7) |
1.50 (1.23–1.82) |
<0.001 |
1.08 (0.87–1.34) |
0.470 |
1.14 (0.92–1.42) |
0.229 |
Association between level of outbreak and misconceptions | |||||||
Before peak | 1,095 (10.4) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | |||
Peak | 1,399 (13.3) | 0.78 (0.66–0.93) | 0.004 | 0.77 (0.65–0.92) | 0.004 | 0.76 (0.64–0.91) | 0.003 |
After peak | 6,995 (66.6) | 1.13 (0.98–1.30) | 0.104 | 1.03 (0.89–1.20) | 0.668 | 1.00 (0.86–1.16) | 0.994 |
No transmission |
1,020 (9.7) |
1.64 (1.33–2.02) |
<0.001 |
1.48 (1.20–1.83) |
<0.001 |
1.42 (1.15–1.76) |
0.001 |
Association between level of outbreak and risk behavior | |||||||
Before peak | 1,095 (10.4) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | |||
Peak | 1,399 (13.3) | 1.75 (1.47–2.08) | <0.001 | 1.72 (1.44–2.05) | <0.001 | 1.71 (1.43–2.04) | <0.001 |
After peak | 6,995 (66.6) | 1.67 (1.45–1.92) | <0.001 | 1.52 (1.31–1.75) | <0.001 | 1.48 (1.28–1.71) | <0.001 |
No transmission | 1,020 (9.7) | 1.50 (1.23–1.82) | <0.001 | 1.33 (1.09–1.62) | 0.005 | 1.28 (1.05–1.56) | 0.017 |
*OR, odds ratio.
†Wald statistical p value from the multilevel model.
‡Adjusted for all information exposures.
§Adjusted for all information exposures, gender, region, age, religion, and educational level.