Table 3.
Respondents perception of the governmental and governmental institutional-specific response to COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria
| Specific response | Respondents COVID-19 response perception rating | ||
| Poor, n, (%) |
Average, n, (%) |
Good, n, (%) | |
| Enforcement of stay at home, physical distancing, face mask and handwashing policies (N=492) | 244 (49.6) | 141 (28.7) | 107 (21.7) |
| Management of isolation centres (N=482) | 265 (55.0) | 148 (30.7) | 69 (14.3) |
| Management of treatment and diagnostic centres (N=477) | 254 (53.2) | 150 (31.4) | 73 (15.3) |
| Communication and information about the epidemic (N=490) | 129 (26.3) | 116 (23.7) | 245 (50.0) |
| Prevention messages from government (N=490) | 146 (29.8) | 130 (26.5) | 214 (43.7) |
| Use of personal protectiveequipment by healthcare workers (N=484) | 232 (47.9) | 134 (27.7) | 118 (24.4) |
| Availability of social and economic support from government (N=490) | 406 (82.9) | 53 (10.8) | 31 (6.3) |
| Availability of social and economic support from religious bodies (N=486) | 253 (52.1) | 129 (26.5) | 104 (21.4) |
| Availability of social and economic support from family and friends (N=487) | 161 (33.1) | 158 (32.4) | 168 (34.5) |
| The readiness of the government to manage the epidemic (N=490) | 321 (65.5) | 102 (20.8) | 67 (13.7) |
| Government management of the resources provided for the outbreak (N=488) | 368 (75.4) | 82 (16.8) | 38 (7.8) |