Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020
Dispatch
Community Responses during Early Phase of COVID-19 Epidemic, Hong Kong
Table 2
Factors associated with greater adoption of social-distancing interventions during the early phase of the COVID-19 epidemic in Hong Kong*
Characteristic | aOR (95% CI) | p value† |
---|---|---|
Sex | ||
M | Referent | |
F |
1.31 (1.06–1.63) |
0.01 |
Age group, y | ||
18–24 | Referent | |
25–34 | 1.26 (0.97–1.63) | 0.08 |
35–44 | 1.17 (0.88–1.56) | 0.28 |
45–54 | 1.34 (0.94–1.92) | 0.11 |
>55 |
0.93 (0.61–1.41) |
0.74 |
District of residence | ||
Hong Kong Island | Referent | |
Kowloon East | 0.96 (0.68–1.36) | 0.83 |
Kowloon West | 0.95 (0.62–1.46) | 0.82 |
New Territories East | 1.57 (1.18–2.11) | 0.00 |
New Territories West |
1.37 (1.02–1.85) |
0.04 |
Left Hong Kong in the previous month | ||
No | Referent | |
Yes |
0.72 (0.57–0.91) |
0.01 |
Made regular visits to mainland China | ||
No | Referent | |
Yes |
0.48 (0.24–0.91) |
0.03 |
Perceived understanding about COVID-19 | ||
Not well or not well at all | Referent | |
Neutral | 1.07 (0.76–1.51) | 0.70 |
Well or very well |
1.80 (1.27–2.56) |
0.00 |
Presence of chronic diseases | ||
No | Referent | |
Yes |
0.77 (0.55–1.06) |
0.11 |
Anxiety level | ||
Normal | Referent | |
Mild | 1.38 (1.08–1.76) | 0.01 |
Moderate or severe | 1.71 (1.34–2.17) | 0.00 |
*aOR, adjusted odds ratio; COVID-19, coronavirus disease.
†By 2-tailed t-test.