Variables | OR | 95% CI | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
 Male | 1 | Ref |  |
 Female | 1.328 | 0.506–3.486 | 0.564 |
Age (years) | |||
  ≤ 39 | 1 | Ref |  |
 40–49 | 2.753 | 1.121–6.761 | 0.027 |
  ≥ 50 | 3.574 | 1.290–9.905 | 0.014 |
Religion | |||
 No | 1 | Ref |  |
 Yes | 1.387 | 0.678–2.837 | 0.370 |
Marital status | |||
 Married | 1 | Ref |  |
 Single | 1.321 | 0.546–3.199 | 0.537 |
Occupation | |||
 Not employed | 1 | Ref |  |
 Self-employed | 2.275 | 0.806–6.423 | 0.121 |
 Office worker | 0.763 | 0.283–2.054 | 0.592 |
 Professional | 1.274 | 0.459–3.533 | 0.642 |
Smoking status | |||
 No | 1 | Ref |  |
 Yes | 0.610 | 0.240–1.553 | 0.300 |
Alcohol drinking | |||
 No | 1 | Ref |  |
 Yes | 1.389 | 0.566–3.406 | 0.473 |
Prior CAM use | |||
 No | 1 | Ref |  |
 Yes | 20.450 | 8.335–50.176 | < 0.001 |
Concern about no treatment modality available for MERSª | |||
 Low | 1 | Ref |  |
 Moderate | 1.204 | 0.425–3.407 | 0.727 |
 High | 1.625 | 0.612–4.310 | 0.330 |
Trust in the government response | |||
 Appropriate | 1 | Ref |  |
 Inappropriate | 2.547 | 1.189–5.458 | 0.016 |
 No opinion | 1.170 | 0.420–3.263 | 0.764 |
Perceived danger of MERS outbreak on healthb | |||
 Low | 1 | Ref |  |
 Moderate | 0.850 | 0.228–2.844 | 0.736 |
 High | 1.066 | 0.298–3.816 | 0.922 |
Frequent hand washing during the outbreak | |||
 No | 1 | Ref |  |
 Yes | 2.017 | 0.922–4.413 | 0.079 |
Refraining from physical contact with others | |||
 No | 1 | Ref |  |
 Yes | 2.029 | 0.727–5.659 | 0.176 |