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. 2020 Aug 14;28(10):1149–1154. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2020.08.003

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents before and during COVID-19 Outbreak.

Socio-demographic variable N (%)
Gender Female 195 51.5
Male 184 48.5



Education College diploma 153 40.4
University Degree 226 59.6



Age 18–30 128 33.8
31–40 159 42.0
41–50 72 19.0
51–60 20 5.3



Religion Christian 346 91.3
Muslim 17 4.5
Hindu 4 1.1
Traditional 2 0.5
No religion 10 2.6



Marital status Single 131 34.6
Married 248 56.4



Geographical location Rural 99 21.6
Peri-urban 112 29.6
Urban 168 44.3



Place of work Public Health Facility 260 68.6
Private practice 75 19.8
NGO 36 9.5
Pharmaceutical company 8 2.1



Cadre Public Health Officers 86 22.7
Nursing Officer 116 30.6
Clinical Officers 13 3.4
Pharmacy/Technologists 67 17.7
Medical Officers 22 5.8
Community Health Assistants 16 4.2
Nutritionists 10 2.6
Laboratory Scientists/Technicians 14 3.7
Physiotherapist 5 1.3
Medical Consultants 8 2.1
Medical Registrars 9 2.4
Radiologists 6 1.6
Health Records Information 2 0.5
Dentist/ Dental Technologists 5 1.3