Exploring fear of COVID-19 and its correlates among older adults in Bangladesh

Table 2 Factors associated with fear among the participants (N = 1032)

Characteristics	β	95% CI	P
Sex
Male	Ref
Female	0.72	−0.17, 1.60	0.111
Current occupation
Employed	Ref
Unemployed	0.88	0.02, 1.74	0.044
Living arrangement
Living with other family members	Ref
Living alone	2.01	0.67, 3.35	0.003
Concern about COVID-19
Hardly	Ref
Sometimes/often	2.75	1.71, 3.78	< 0.001
Overwhelmed by COVID-19
Hardly	Ref
Sometimes/often	3.31	2.33, 4.29	< 0.001
Difficulty earning money during COVID-19
No	Ref
Yes	1.04	0.21, 1.88	0.015
Difficulty getting medicine during COVID-19
No	Ref
Yes	2.16	1.29, 3.03	< 0.001
Feeling of isolated
Hardly	Ref
Sometimes/often	0.90	0.12, 1.68	0.024
Close friend or family member diagnosed with COVID-19
No	Ref
Yes	1.44	0.10, 2.79	0.036
Received COVID-19 related information from health worker
No	Ref
Yes	−1.90	−3.06, −0.73	< 0.001

ISSN: 1744-8603