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Volume 24, Number 7—July 2018
Research Letter

Perceptions of Zika Virus Risk during 2016 Outbreak, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA

Imelda K. MoiseComments to Author , Joseph Kangmennaang, Tricia Caroline S.G. Hutchings, Ira M. Sheskin, and Douglas O. Fuller
Author affiliations: University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA (I.K. Moise, T.C.S.G. Hutchings, I.M. Sheskin, D.O. Fuller); University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (J. Kangmennaang)

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Table

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of variables associated with high Zika virus knowledge among Miami-Dade County residents, by sex, Florida, USA, 2016*

Category aOR (95% CI)
Total, n = 262 Female, n = 149 Male, n = 113
Constant†
0.07 (0.01–0.37)‡
0.05 (0.004–0.647)§
0.066 (0.004–1.094)¶
Self-efficacy
Confidence to protect household from Zika virus infection
Medium 1.29 (0.59–2.77) 1.36 (0.45–4.12) 1.97 (0.50–7.68)
High 1.26 (0.52–3.05) 1.15 (0.32–4.13) 2.81 (0.59–13.14)
Took action to protect against Zika virus
No Referent Referent Referent
Yes
2.39 (1.24–4.61)‡
2.30 (0.882–5.999)¶
3.18 (1.07–9.44)§
Severity of disease
Severity of Zika virus infection
Less severe Referent Referent Referent
Somewhat severe 1.09 (0.38–3.16) 1.24 (0.27–5.67) 0.84 (0.13–5.38)
Very severe 1.35 (0.46–3.96) 2.62 (0.61–11.08) 0.53 (0.061–4.54)
Severity of microcephaly
Not severe Referent Referent Referent
Somewhat severe 1.07 (0.51–2.27) 1.26 (0.45–3.58) 1.04 (0.31–3.51)
Very severe
0.79 (0.34–1.87)
1.07 (0.32–3.58)
0.52 (0.12–2.12)
Susceptibility to disease
How likely are you to contract Zika virus
Very unlikely Referent Referent Referent
Somewhat unlikely 1.56 (0.82–2.96) 1.34 (0.557–3.226) 2.45 (0.83–7.26)
Likely
2.36 (0.896–6.25)¶
1.36 (0.323–5.795)
3.21 (0.70–14.63)
Benefits of action
Taking action against Zika virus
Beneficial Referent
Not beneficial
−0.91 (−2.55 to 0.73)
NA
NA
Possible cues to action
Knowing someone at risk for Zika disease (pregnant or planning on being pregnant)
No Referent Referent Referent
Yes
2.13 (0.95–4.77)¶
1.15 (0.41–3.22)
11.73 (2.28–60.28)‡
Demographics
Age 0.99 (0.97–1.01) 0.99 (0.96–1.02) 1.00 (0.97–1.04)
Sex
M Referent
F 1.18 (0.63–2.20) NA NA
Employment status
Not in the workforce Referent Referent Referent
In the work force 1.23 (0.579–2.605) 1.02 (0.35–2.97) 1.15 (0.33–4.02)
Education level
Less than bachelors Referent Referent Referent
Bachelor’s degree or higher 2.37 (1.25–4.47)‡ 2.92 (1.199–7.12)§ 1.54 (0.53–4.42)
Income level
<$50,000 Referent Referent Referent
$50,000-$100,000 0.98 (0.46–2.09) 1.15 (0.44–2.98) 0.65 (0.18–2.25)
>$100,000 2.06 (0.88–4.78)¶ 2.51 (0.72–8.73) 1.75 (0.42–7.32)
Don’t know or NA 0.86 (0.33–2.21) 1.73 (0.52–5.78) 0.04 (0.006–0.304)‡

*aOR, adjusted odds ratio; NA, not applicable.
†The constant is the expected mean value of y when x equals zero.
‡p<0.01.
§p<0.05.
¶p<0.10.

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