Table 3.
Attitude of chronic disease patients towards COVID-19, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia 2021 (n = 319).
| Frequency, n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. No | Attitude questions | VH | High | Medium | Low | VL |
| 1. | How likely you are to contract COVD-19 | 106(33.2) | 98(30.7) | 93(29.2) | 19(6) | 3(0.9) |
| 2. | Your level of self-protection from COVD-19 | 57(17.9) | 68(21.3) | 153(48) | 32(10) | 9(2.8) |
| 3. | What is Being infected with COVD 19 to you? |
VT 150(47) |
Threatening 149(46.7) |
Medium 17(5.3) |
LT 2(0.6) |
NT 1(0.3) |
| 4. | How difficult is washing hands frequently for 20 s with soap or using sanitizer? |
VE 40(12.5) |
Easy 161(50.5) | Medium 69(21.6) | Difficult 37(11.6) |
VD 12(3.8) |
| 5. | How difficult is avoiding touching face with unwashed hands? | 34(10.7) | 87(27.3) | 73(22.9) | 82(25.7) | 43(13.5) |
| 6. | How difficult is avoiding shaking others? | 38(11.9) | 104(32.6) | 43(13.5) | 88(27.6) | 46(14.4) |
| 7. | How difficult is, not going to crowded places? | 34(10.7) | 73(22.9) | 61(19.1) | 106(33.2) | 45(14.1) |
| 8. | How difficult is practicing physical distancing? | 16(5) | 73(22.9) | 55(17.2) | 99(31) | 76(23.8) |
| 9. | How challenging is using an elbow or tissue to cover your mouth or nose while you cough or sneeze? | 75(23.5) | 155(48.6) | 59(18.5) | 24(7.5) | 6(1.9) |
| 10. | How difficult is avoiding contact with sick people? | 62(19.4) | 116(36.4) | 54(16.9) | 65(20.4) | 22(6.9) |
| 11. | How difficult is using a mask? | 56(17.6) | 158(49.5) | 64(20.1) | 30(9.4) | 11(3.4) |
| 12. | How difficult is it to obey state and local authorities' COVID-19 instructions? | 17(5.3) | 96(30.1) | 112(35.1) | 70(21.9) | 24(7.5) |
| 13. | How difficult is isolating oneself, if get sick to avoid the spread of virus? | 39(12.2) | 106(33.2) | 57(17.9) | 94(29.5) | 23(7.2) |
| 14. | How difficult is staying at home to minimize the risk of infection? | 21(6.6) | 96(30.1) | 58(18.2) | 109(34.2) | 35(11) |
| 15. | Overall Attitude* |
Positive 191(59.9%) |
Negative 128(40.1%) |
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Note: VH=Very High, VL= Very Low, VT= Very threatening, LT = Less threatening, NT= None-threatening, VE= Very easy, VD= Very difficult, * = Attitude calculated using the median score (10).