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 9 Predictors of compliance with universal mask policy

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	1.63	1.21	2.57	0.002*	1.80	1.29	2.52	0.001*
Gender
Male	Ref.				Ref.
Female	0.69	0.51	0.93	0.016*	0.91	0.66	1.24	0.538
Highest level of education
No formal education	Ref.				Ref.
Primary education	3.82	0.81	18.27	0.094	3.62	0.79	16.61	0.098
Secondary education	6.85	1.52	30.89	0.012*	8.36	1.92	36.43	0.005*
Informal education	5.11	0.59	44.44	0.139	5.86	0.71	48.46	0.101
Tertiary education	17.87	3.91	81.87	< 0.001*	19.91	4.50	88.04	< 0.001*
Employment status
Unemployed	Ref.
Employment	1.13	0.77	1.66	0.53

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