Table 1 COVID-19 pandemic and characteristics of the study participants (n=1990)
Variables | Male | Female | Total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N=633 (31.7%) | N= 1360 (68.3 %) | N= 1990 (100%) | ||
Residences | ||||
 Urban | 399 (63.3) | 756 (55.6) | 1155 (58.0) | 0.001* |
 Rural | 231 (36.7) | 604 (44.4) | 835 (42.0) |  |
Family income | ||||
 Not enough | 79 (12.5) | 262 (19.3) | 341 (17.1) | 0.001 * |
 Enough/not saving | 248 (39.4) | 516 (37.9) | 764 (38.4) |  |
 Enough/saving | 303 (48.1) | 582 (42.8) | 885 (44.5) |  |
Social status | ||||
 Low | 105 (16.7) | 152 (11.2) | 257 (12.9) | 0.003* |
 Average | 289 (45.9) | 676 (49.7) | 965 (48.5) |  |
 High | 236 (37.5) | 532 (39.1) | 768 (38.6) |  |
COIVID-19 is a dangerous disease | ||||
 Yes | 566 (89.9) | 1190 (87.5) | 1756 (88.2) | 0.281 |
 Don’t know | 46 (7.3) | 128 (9.4) | 174 (8.7) |  |
 No | 18 (2.9) | 42 (3.1) | 60 (3.0) |  |
Perceived risk of COVID-19 infection | ||||
 Yes | 428 (67.9) | 714 (52.5) | 1142 (57.4) | 0.001* |
 No | 202 (32.1) | 646 (47.5) | 848 (42.6) |  |
Concerns towards COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
 Not concerned | 65 (10.3) | 108 (7.9) | 173 (8.7) | 0.020* |
 Well concerned | 185 (29.4) | 355 (26.1) | 540 (27.1) |  |
 Quite concerned | 288 (45.7) | 640 (47.1) | 928 (46.6) |  |
 Extremely concerned | 92 (14.6) | 257 (18.9) | 349 (17.5) |  |
Perceived health status | ||||
 Bad/fair | 428 (67.9) | 714 (52.5) | 1142 (57.4) | 0.001* |
 Average/good | 109 (17.3) | 493 (36.3) | 602 (30.3) |  |
 Very good/excellent | 93 (14.8) | 153 (11.3) | 246 (12.4) |  |
Getting sufficient information about COVID-19 | ||||
 Yes | 443 (70.3) | 912 (67.1) | 1355 (68.1) | 0.147 |
 No | 187 (29.7) | 448 (32.9) | 635 (31.9) |  |
What would you do if you had close contact with confirmed cases? | ||||
 Proactively report | 542 (86.0) | 1008 (74.1) | 1550 (77.9) | 0.001* |
 I don’t know | 88 (14.0) | 352 (25.9) | 440 (22.1) |  |
Do you avoid contact with a positively confirmed case? | ||||
 Yes | 613 (97.3) | 1345 (98.9) | 1958 (98.4) | 0.050 |
 No | 17 (2.7) | 15 (1.1) | 32 (1.6) |  |
If you have Flu symptoms, do you avoid contact with others | ||||
 Yes | 528 (83.8) | 1257 (92.4) | 1785 (89.7) | 0.001* |
 No | 102 (16.2 ) | 103 (7.6) | 205 (10.3) |  |
Would you seek medical advice if you experience any COVID-19 symptoms | ||||
 Yes | 612 (97.1) | 1318 (96.9) | 1930 (97.0) | 0.779 |
 No | 18 (2.9) | 42 (3.1) | 60 (3.0 ) |  |
Do you think that maintaining protective measures will reduce infection | ||||
 Yes | 388 (61.6) | 803 (59.0) | 1191 (59.8) | 0.282 |
 No | 242 (38.4) | 557 (41.0 ) | 799 (40.2) |  |
Do you think that the newly discovered vaccine has many side effects | ||||
 Yes | 280 (44.4) | 651 (47.9) | 931 (46.8) | 0.155 |
 No | 350 (55.6 ) | 709 (52.1) | 1059 (53.2) |  |