Table 3a: Bivariate analysis of the association between adherences to COVID-19 protocols and knowledge, attitude, and COVID-19 practices.
|
Characteristics |
|
Adherence to COVID-19 Protocols |
χ2 |
P-value |
|
|
Total |
No (%) |
Yes (%) |
|||
|
Knowledge |
|||||
|
Sources of information on COVID-19 |
Ψ |
0.02 |
|||
|
Health worker |
8 (2.55) |
8 (2.71) |
0 (0) |
||
|
Friends |
34 (10.83) |
31 (10.51) |
3 (15.79) |
||
|
Media |
230 (73.25) |
221 (74.92) |
9 (47.37) |
||
|
Others |
4 (1.27) |
4 (1.36) |
0 (0) |
||
|
> = 2 |
38 (12.1) |
31 (10.51) |
7 (36.84) |
||
|
Mode of transmission of COVID-19 |
Ψ |
0.201 |
|||
|
Contact with infected person |
127 (40.45) |
120 (40.68) |
7 (36.84) |
||
|
Through air |
36 (11.46) |
36 (12.2) |
0 (0) |
||
|
Travel to area with covid-19 cases |
21 (6.69) |
21 (7.12) |
0 (0) |
||
|
Sneeze without covering mouth/nose |
11 (3.5) |
11 (3.73) |
0 (0) |
||
|
Don't know |
21 (6.69) |
20 (6.78) |
1 (5.26) |
||
|
Others |
3 (0.96) |
3 (1.02) |
0 (0) |
||
|
> = 2 |
95 (30.25) |
84 (28.47) |
11 (57.89) |
||
|
Signs and symptoms of COVID-19 |
Ψ |
0.175 |
|||
|
Don't know |
82 (26.11) |
80 (27.12) |
2 (10.53) |
||
|
Know sign and symptom |
232 (73.89 ) |
215 (72.88) |
17 ( 89.47) |
||
|
Vulnerable population of COVID-19 |
Ψ |
0.041 |
|||
|
No knowledge about vulnerable population |
104 (33.12) |
102 (34.58) |
2 (10.53) |
||
|
Knowledge about vulnerable population |
210 (66.88 ) |
193 (65.42 ) |
17 (89.47) |
||
|
Attitude |
|||||
|
Anxiety/Concern about COVID-19 |
Ψ |
0.563 |
|||
|
no |
13 (4.14) |
12 (4.07) |
1 (5.26) |
||
|
yes |
301 (95.86) |
283 (95.93) |
18 (94.74) |
||
|
Importance of nose mask among participants |
0.1143 |
0.735 |
|||
|
no |
12 (3.82) |
11 (3.73) |
1 (5.26) |
||
|
yes |
302 (96.18) |
284 (96.27) |
18 (94.74) |
||
|
Observation of precautions on COVID-19 |
Ψ |
0.534 |
|||
|
no |
12 (3.82) |
11 (3.73) |
1 (5.26) |
||
|
yes |
302 (96.18) |
284 (96.27) |
189 (94.74) |
||
|
Cough into bare hand |
1.6859 |
0.194 |
|||
|
no |
153 (48.73) |
141 (47.8) |
12 (63.16) |
||
|
yes |
161 (51.27) |
154 (52.2) |
7 (36.84) |
||
|
Drinking alcohol prevents COVID-19 |
Ψ |
0.775 |
|||
|
no |
252 (80.25) |
237 (80.34) |
15 (78.95) |
||
|
yes |
62 (19.75) |
58 (19.66) |
4 (21.05) |
||
|
Sexual intercourse prevent COVID-19 |
Ψ |
0.705 |
|||
|
no |
282 (89.81) |
264 (89.49) |
18 (94.74) |
||
|
yes |
32 (10.19) |
31 (10.51) |
1 (5.26) |
||
χ2: Pearson's chi-square value; Ψ: Fishers' exact test; %: column percentage.