Knowledge about pandemic influenza and compliance with containment measures among Australians
Keith Eastwood, David Durrheim, J Lynn Francis, Edouard Tursan d’Espaignet, Sarah Duncan, Fakhrul Islam & Rick Speare
Volume 87, Number 8, August 2009, 588-594
Table 2. Stated intention to comply with home quarantine following exposure to pandemic influenza in a sample of Australian adults surveyed by telephone, 2007
| Characteristic | n | Compliance % | Non-compliance % | Univariate models predicting non‑compliance OR (95% CI) | Final multivariable models predicting non‑compliance OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 448 | 92.2 | 7.8 | 2.1 (1.3–3.4) | 2.0 (1.3–3.1) | ||
| Female | 718 | 95.3 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Age, in yearsa | NI | ||||||
| 18–39 | 249 | 93.2 | 6.8 | 2.1 (1.0–4.5) | |||
| 40–64 | 600 | 93.5 | 6.5 | 1.7 (0.8–3.7) | |||
| 65+ | 316 | 95.9 | 4.1 | 1.0 | |||
| Highest education levela | NI | ||||||
| University | 283 | 93.6 | 6.4 | 1.0 (0.5–1.8) | |||
| Technical college | 272 | 94.5 | 5.5 | 0.9 (0.5–1.7) | |||
| Year 11 or 12 | 196 | 92.9 | 7.1 | 1.0 (0.5–1.9) | |||
| Primary to year 10 | 414 | 94.7 | 5.3 | 1.0 | |||
| Location | NI | ||||||
| Urban | 832 | 93.6 | 6.4 | 1.6 (0.9–2.8) | |||
| Rural/remote | 334 | 95.2 | 4.8 | 1.0 | |||
| Children in household | NI | ||||||
| No | 772 | 94.0 | 6.0 | 1.2 (0.8–1.9) | |||
| Yes | 394 | 94.2 | 5.8 | 1.0 | |||
| Employment situationa | |||||||
| Self-employed, unable to work from home | 29 | 79.3 | 20.7 | 7.3 (3.0–17.5) | 4.9 (2.3–10.5) | ||
| Self-employed, able to work from home | 105 | 97.1 | 2.9 | 0.6 (0.1–2.3) | 0.6 (0.2–1.8) | ||
| Wage earner, unable to work from home | 369 | 89.2 | 10.8 | 3.4 (1.9–6.0) | 3.3 (2.0–5.4) | ||
| Wage earner, able to work from home | 107 | 96.3 | 3.7 | 1.2 (0.4–3.2) | 1.2 (0.5–2.8) | ||
| Not in paid employment | 555 | 97.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Knowledge of pandemic flu | |||||||
| “Unsure/never heard of term” | 649 | 92.9 | 7.1 | 2.8 (1.4–6.1) | 3.0 (1.6–5.7) | ||
| “Yes,” < 4 replies to questions correct | 254 | 94.9 | 5.1 | 1.6 (0.7–3.9) | 1.8 (0.8–3.7) | ||
| “Yes,” all 4 replies to questions correct | 263 | 96.2 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
CI, confidence interval; NI, not included in the final model; OR, odds ratio.
a One person did not answer.