Table 4 Association with trust in specific institutions with adoption of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions.

From: Characterization of non-adopters of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions through a national cross-sectional survey to assess attitudes and behaviours

Trust in specific institutions

Odds of not being compliant with the COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical intervention

Total (%)

Physical distancing

Masking

Avoiding public spaces

Staying home when sick

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Technology

Completely trust/trust

580 (13)

0.78

0.56–1.07

0.80

0.57–1.12

0.83

0.64–1.08

0.71

0.52–0.97

Neither trust nor distrust (REF)

1709 (38)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

–

1.00

–

Completely distrust/distrust

2214 (49)

2.09

1.75–2.50

2.14

1.77–2.60

1.63

1.40–1.91

1.31

1.10–1.57

Financial

Completely trust/trust

1326 (29)

0.83

0.68–1.02

0.77

0.63–0.96

0.91

0.76–1.08

0.80

0.65–0.99

Neither trust nor distrust (REF)

1825 (41)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

–

1.00

–

Completely distrust/distrust

1352 (30)

1.40

1.16–1.68

1.12

0.92–1.36

1.25

1.06–1.48

1.16

0.95–1.40

Retail

Completely trust/trust

1205 (27)

1.21

1.01–1.47

1.20

0.99–1.46

1.28

1.09–1.52

1.06

0.87–1.29

Neither trust nor distrust (REF)

2142 (48)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

–

1.00

–

Completely distrust/distrust

1156 (26)

1.02

0.84–1.24

0.92

0.74–1.13

0.98

0.82–1.16

0.95

0.77–1.16

Professional services

Completely trust/trust

2293 (51)

0.82

0.69–0.98

0.84

0.70–1.01

0.95

0.82–1.11

0.93

0.77–1.12

Neither trust nor distrust (REF)

1681 (37)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

–

1.00

–

Completely distrust/distrust

529 (12)

1.59

1.25–2.02

1.44

1.11–1.85

1.35

1.08–1.69

1.47

1.14–1.89

Healthcare

Completely trust/trust

3373 (75)

0.33

0.27–0.39

0.26

0.21–0.31

0.37

0.32–0.44

0.45

0.37–0.55

Neither trust nor distrust (REF)

830 (18)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

–

1.00

–

Completely distrust/distrust

300 (7)

2.02

1.53–2.65

2.02

1.53–2.66

1.72

1.32–2.25

1.55

1.15–2.08

Government

Completely trust/trust

1404 (31)

0.49

0.36–0.65

0.31

0.21–0.45

0.57

0.46–0.72

0.75

0.58–0.96

Neither trust nor distrust (REF)

1414 (31)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

–

1.00

–

Completely distrust/distrust

1685 (37)

3.80

3.11–4.65

4.66

3.74–5.80

3.26

2.74–3.88

2.28

1.86–2.79

  1. Bold signals statistically significant p-values (< 0.05).
  2. Odds ratios are the odds of being in the non-adoption of each NPI compared to odds of adoption of that NPI measured with logistic regression.
  3. CI confidence interval, REF reference group.
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