Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of study participants

Demographic	Groups	Frequency	Percentage
Gender	Male	93	19.2%
	Female	392	80.8%
Age	18–22	64	13.2%
	23–26	67	13.8%
	27–30	120	24.7%
	31-36	105	21.6%
	37–40	39	8.0%
	≥ 41	90	18.6%
Country of residence	Jordan	164	33.8%
	Palestine	21	4.3%
	Qatar	56	11.5%
	UAE	128	26.4%
	KSA	87	17.9%
	Egypt	9	1.9%
	Other	20	4.1%
Having the same nationality as the country you live in	Yes	233	48.0%
	No	252	52.0%
Education	Primary school/elementary	5	1%
	Secondary education	54	11.1%
	Diploma	39	8.0%
	University degree	293	60.4%
	Post-graduate degree	94	19.4%
Employment	Student	84	17.3%
	Unemployed	132	27.2%
	Employee in health sector	111	22.9%
	Employee in non-health sector	158	32.6%
Health profession (n= 111)	Physician	10	9.0%
	Nurse	40	36.0%
	Pharmacist	48	43.2%
	Other	13	11.7%
Source of information	Social media	370	76.3%
	TV	174	35.9%
	Awareness campaigns	190	39.2%
	Family/friends	128	26.4%
Are you interested in receiving more information about COVID-19?	Yes	247	50.9%
	No	238	49.1%