Table 3. Association between sociodemographic variables and practice of handwashing among community members who have heard of COVID-19 in Ibadan 2020.
| Sociodemographic variable | Practice of handwashing | Chi-square | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good n (%) | Poor n (%) | |||
| Age | ||||
| <25 | 16 (23.5) | 52 (76.5) | 3.890 | 0.274 |
| 25–34 | 22 (16.9) | 108 (83.1) | ||
| 35–44 | 19 (19.6) | 78 (80.4) | ||
| >44 | 14 (29.8) | 33 (70.2) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 22 (17.3) | 105 (82.7) | 1.451 | 0.228 |
| Female | 49 (22.8) | 166 (77.2) | ||
| Highest level of education | ||||
| Primary and below | 7 (26.9) | 19 (73.1) | 1.109 | 0.775 |
| Secondary and above | 64 (20.3) | 252 (79.7) | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Yoruba | 62 (20.8) | 236 (79.2) | 0.592 | 0.898 |
| Ibo | 6 (20.7) | 23 (79.3) | ||
| Hausa | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) | ||
| Others | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | ||
| Occupation | ||||
| Business/trader | 31 (19.3) | 130 (80.7) | 0.915 | 0.822 |
| Artisans | 24 (23.1) | 80 (76.9) | ||
| Professional/civil servant | 5 (17.2) | 24 (82.8) | ||
| Unemployed/housewife/student | 11 (32.9) | 37 (77.1) | ||