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. 2020 Jun 11;10(1):011007. doi: 10.7189/jogh.10.011007

Table 5.

Groupwise means and results of Kruskal-Wallis test on demographic and social capital determinants of COVID-19 knowledge and practices among income-poor households in the Philippines

Variables (n = 2090)
 Number of COVID-19 transmission modes identified
 Number of COVID-19 preventive measures identified
 Number of COVID-19 preventive measures taken
Mean
 SD
 χ2
 P-value
 Mean
 SD
 χ2
 P-value
 Mean
 SD
 χ2
 P-value
Income:
0.55
 0.76
1.39
 0.50
2.13
 0.34
Less than US$ 1.00
 4.11
 1.43
2.49
 1.35
3.15
 1.44
US$ 1.00-US$ 2.00
 4.13
 1.41
2.53
 1.29
3.21
 1.45
Greater than US$ 2.00
 4.09
 1.38
2.53
 1.21
3.25
 1.47
Geotype:
7.44
 0.02
20.54
 <0.001
23.04
 <0.001
Urban
 3.95
 1.40
2.11
 1.11
3.34
 1.23
Rural
 4.12
 1.42
2.54
 1.32
3.09
 1.48
Coastal
 4.15
 1.45
2.60
 1.37
3.52
 1.38
Education:
14.33
 0.01
6.12
 0.29
16.95
 <0.01
No Education
 3.33
 1.88
2.08
 1.18
2.69
 1.60
Elementary
 4.01
 1.53
2.52
 1.34
3.07
 1.50
Partial High School
 4.23
 1.31
2.51
 1.31
3.23
 1.43
High School Graduate or ALS
 4.10
 1.33
2.54
 1.21
3.46
 1.28
Partial College or Vocational School
 4.23
 1.21
2.41
 1.32
3.09
 1.46
Complete College or Higher
 4.24
 1.45
2.74
 1.40
3.52
 1.09
Has at least 1 phone:
5.02
 0.03
14.38
 <0.001
28.80
 <0.001
No
 3.95
 1.55
2.30
 1.27
2.83
 1.50
Yes
 4.15
 1.38
2.56
 1.32
3.26
 1.42
Has a working TV:
1.13
 0.29
0.00
 0.96
9.55
 <0.01
No
 4.07
 1.45
2.52
 1.32
3.08
 1.46
Yes
 4.16
 1.38
2.50
 1.31
3.27
 1.42
Trusts neighbor:
11.39
 0.02
29.48
 <0.001
8.06
 0.09
No trust
 4.29
 1.24
2.14
 1.16
3.46
 1.24
Tentatively trust
 3.95
 1.47
2.44
 1.31
3.18
 1.40
Neutral
 4.15
 1.40
2.64
 1.38
3.23
 1.41
Moderately trust
 4.16
 1.42
2.55
 1.26
3.19
 1.44
Very trusting
 4.00
 1.45
2.20
 1.25
2.94
 1.60
Trusts Barangay Health Station or RHU:
5.85
 0.21
37.33
 <0.001
8.86
 0.06
No trust
 3.82
 1.33
2.18
 1.25
3.36
 1.43
Tentatively trust
 4.01
 1.40
2.71
 1.28
3.59
 1.11
Neutral
 4.12
 1.43
2.75
 1.41
3.24
 1.44
Moderately trust
 4.15
 1.40
2.49
 1.25
3.15
 1.46
Very trusting
 4.05
 1.45
2.25
 1.28
3.08
 1.48
Knows the Barangay Captain:
1.37
 0.24
0.56
 0.45
0.56
 0.46
No
 4.19
 1.47
2.42
 1.27
3.13
 1.31
Yes 4.11 1.42 2.51 1.32 3.18 1.45

SD – standard deviation, RHU – rural health unit, ALS – alternative learning system