Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Characteristic | Response | No. of participants (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | ≤ 20 | 137 (32.9) |
| 21–25 | 234 (56.1) | |
| > 25 | 46 (11.0) | |
| Sex | Male | 172 (41.2) |
| Female | 245 (58.8) | |
| Participant categories | Undergraduate | 356 (85.3) |
| Postgraduate | 37 (8.9) | |
| Staff | 24 (5.8) | |
| Type of university education | Medical | 68 (16.3) |
| Pharmacy | 293 (70.3) | |
| Allied health sciences | 56 (13.4) | |
| Nationality | Pakistani | 412 (98.8) |
| Foreigner | 5 (1.2) | |
| Economic class | Lower | 17 (4.1) |
| Middle | 367 (88.0) | |
| Upper | 33 (7.9) | |
| Place of residence | Rural | 67 (16.1) |
| Urban | 350 (83.9) | |
| Have you heard about the ongoing corona disease (COVID-19) outbreak? | Yes | 416 (99.8) |
| No | 1 (0.2) | |
| Where did you first learn about COVID-19? | Friends/family/relatives/neighbours | 32 (7.7) |
| Social media (Facebook/Twitter/Instagram, etc.) | 258 (62.0) | |
| Television/radio | 111 (26.7) | |
| Newspapers | 6 (1.4) | |
| Others | 9 (2.1) |