Factors associated with preventive behaviors for COVID-19 infection among healthcare workers by a health behavior model

Table 4 Factors associated with preventive behaviors of COVID-19 infection by linear regression analysis in healthcare workers

Questions	Univariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
Questions	Coefficient	95% CI	p value	Coefficient	95% CI	p value
Knowledge	− 0.434	− 1.057, 0.189	0.171	− 0.911	− 1.587, − 0.234	0.009
Perception of risk factors	0.335	0.162, 0.509	< 0.001	0.108	− 0.109, 0.325	0.330
Perception of COVID-19 severity	0.152	− 0.045, 0.349	0.129	− 0.021	− 0.253, 0.212	0.860
Barriers of prevention strategies	0.343	0.184, 0.503	< 0.001	0.073	− 0.141, 0.287	0.502
Benefits of abiding by medical advice on COVID-19 preventive measures	0.279	0.186, 0.372	< 0.001	0.081	− 0.063, 0.225	0.269
Factors leading to COVID-19 preventive behaviors	0.287	0.162, 0.413	< 0.001	− 0.087	− 0.290, 0.115	0.395
Perception of personal preventability	0.481	0.362, 0.601	< 0.001	0.477	0.269, 0.685	< 0.001
Sex	0.661	− 1.956, 3.278	0.619	− 1.005	− 3.511, 1.501	0.430
Working experience	0.040	− 0.046, 0.127	0.356	− 0.003	− 0.144, 0.137	0.963
Age	0.032	− 0.037, 0.101	0.365	0.032	− 0.081, 0.145	0.577

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