Table 1.
Demographic profile of the study participants (n = 2459).
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Age in years (Mean ± SD) | 24.5 ± 7.2 |
| <18 | 33 (1.3) |
| 18–25 | 1837 (74.7) |
| 26–30 | 263 (10.7) |
| 31–35 | 122 (4.9) |
| 36–40 | 79 (3.2) |
| >40 | 125 (5.1) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 1424 (57.9) |
| Female | 1035 (42.1) |
| State | |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2107 (85.7) |
| Assam | 3 (0.1) |
| Delhi | 7 (0.2) |
| Karnataka | 86 (3.5) |
| Kerala | 9 (0.4) |
| Madhya Pradesh | 12 (0.5) |
| Maharashtra | 30 (1.2) |
| Tamilnadu | 120 (4.9) |
| Telangana | 80 (3.2) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 5 (0.2) |
| Education | |
| Primary school | 10 (0.4) |
| High school | 40 (1.6) |
| Intermediate/post high school diploma | 297 (12.1) |
| Graduate/Post graduate | 2112 (85.9) |
| Profession | |
| Healthcare | 1121 (45.6) |
| Non-healthcare | 1338 (54.4) |
| Area of location | |
| Rural | 1149 (46.7) |
| Semi-urban | 320 (13.0) |
| Urban | 990 (40.3) |
| Sources of COVID-19 information | |
| Television | 1832 (74.5) |
| Social media | 1746 (71.0) |
| MOHFW/WHO website | 945 (38.4) |
| Friends or relatives | 602 (24.5) |
| Others | 720 (29.3) |
SD=Standard deviation; WHO=World Health Organization; MOHFW = Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.