Universal use of face mask for the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 in community settings in a South-western State of Nigeria: willingness and barriers

Table 8 Predictors of willingness to wear mask

Variable	OR	95% CI OR		p value	AOR	95% CI AOR		p value
Variable	OR	Lower	Upper	p value	AOR	Lower	Upper	p value
Age category (years)
< 40 years	Ref.				Ref.
≥ 40 years	1.68	1.1.0	2.56	0.016*	1.83	1.16	2.90	0.010*
Gender
Male	Ref.
Female	0.82	0.55	1.23	0.34
Highest level of education
No formal education	Ref.				Ref.
Primary education	6.72	1.46	31.01	0.015*	6.34	1.39	28.98	0.017*
Secondary education	8.83	2.09	37.37	0.003*	10.34	2.44	43.73	0.002*
Informal education	2.24	0.27	19.01	0.46	2.42	0.42	20.43	0.417
Tertiary education	26.24	5.85	117.63	< 0.001*	29.02	6.49	129.74	< 0.001*
Employment status
Unemployed	Ref.
Employment	1.13	0.69	1.87	0.62

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