Table 3.
Knowledge of COVID-19 by Demographics
| Variable | K1-Correct N (%) |
K2-Correct N (%) | K3-Correct N (%) | K4-Correct N (%) | K5-Correct N (%) |
K6-Correct N (%) |
K7-Correct N (%) |
K8-Correct N (%) |
K9-Correct N (%) |
K10-Correct N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Male | 79 (92.9) | 59 (69.4) | 80 (94.1) | 80 (94.1) | 69 (81.2) | 61 (71.8) | 75 (88.2) | 69 (81.2) | 72 (84.7) | 80 (94.1) |
| Female | 542 (82.7) | 445 (67.9) | 596(91) | 633(96.6) | 546 (83.4) | 412 (62.9) | 615 (93.9) | 443 (67.6) | 445 (69.5) | 567 (86.6) |
| p-value | 0.023* | 0.223 | 0.559 | 0.425 | 0.334 | 0.274 | 0.009* | 0.03* | 0.003* | 0.141 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| >18 | 7 (87.5) | 8 (100) | 8 (100) | 8 (100) | 6 (75) | 6 (75) | 8 (100) | 5 (62.5) | 5 (62.5) | 8 (100) |
| 18–30 | 165 (88.2) | 131 (70.1) | 174(93) | 180(96.3) | 148 (79.1) | 124 (66.3) | 171 (91.4) | 141 (75.4) | 146 (78.1) | 171 (91.4) |
| 31–50 | 370 (82.8) | 299 (66.9) | 402(89.9) | 430(96.2) | 383 (85.7) | 277 (62) | 421 (94.2) | 305 (68.2) | 309 (69.1) | 395 (88.4) |
| 51–70 | 78 (80.4) | 66 (68) | 91 (93.8) | 94 (96.9) | 77 (794) | 65 (67) | 89 (91.8) | 60 (61.9) | 66 (68) | 72 (74.2) |
| p-value | 0.101 | 0.08 | 0.718 | 0.879 | 0.338 | 0.46 | 0.871 | 0.486 | 0.233 | 0.013* |
| Educational Level | ||||||||||
| High School | 98 (72.1) | 91 (66.9) | 118(86.8) | 131(96.3) | 112 (82.4) | 78 (57.4) | 123 (90.4) | 79 (58.1) | 83 (61) | 104 (76.5) |
| Secondary School | 10 (58.8) | 10 (58.5) | 15 (88.2) | 17 (100) | 13 (76.5) | 8 (47.1) | 14 (82.4) | 10 (58.8) | 8 (47.1) | 10 (58.8) |
| Primary School | 5 (50) | 4 (40) | 8 (80) | 9 (90) | 8 (80) | 4 (40) | 9 (90) | 5 (50) | 5 (50) | 6 (60) |
| University-Education | 459 (87.3) | 368 (70) | 485(92.2) | 505(96) | 441 (83.8) | 345 (65.6) | 494 (93.9) | 376 (71.5) | 393 (74.7) | 481 (91.4) |
| Postgraduate | 49 (96.1) | 31 (60.8) | 50 (98) | 51 (100) | 41 (80.4) | 38 (74.5) | 50 (98) | 42 (82.4) | 38 (74.5) | 46 (90.2) |
| p-value | 0.001* | 0.001* | 0.021* | 0.383 | 0.298 | 0.001* | 0.24 | 0.017* | 0.001* | 0.001* |
Note: *p is significant at <0.05.
Abbreviations: N, number of participants; %, percentage; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; K1, knowledge question-1; K2, knowledge question-2; K3, knowledge question-3; K4, knowledge question-4; K5, knowledge question-5; K6, knowledge question-6; K7, knowledge question-7; K8, knowledge question-8; K9, knowledge question-9; K10, knowledge question-10.