Table 2. Perceived categories and lists of exacerbating factors of COVID-19, May 2020, Ethiopia.
| Perceived COVID-19 exacerbating factors | Principal components and factor loading score | Descriptive statistics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioral non- adherence | Lack of enabling environment | Freq. | % (95% CI) | |
| People fear stigma and bias related to COVID-19 | .503 | 584 | 62.9 (59.7,65.9) | |
| People still use crowded transportation means | .654 | 562 | 60.5 (57.4,63.3) | |
| People with flu-like symptoms are not well screened for COVID-19 | .638 | 551 | 59.3 (56.1, 62.5) | |
| People do not often seek care for symptoms that looks like COVID-19 | .681 | 481 | 51.8 (48.7, 55.1) | |
| People still hug and shake each other’s hands while greeting | .714 | 416 | 44.8 (41.5. 47.8) | |
| People do not stay at home for economic and social reasons | .786 | 858 | 92.4 (90.6,94.2) | |
| People still live and work in a very crowded condition | .705 | 814 | 87.6 (85.4, 89.6) | |
| People do not have PPE like face masks | .727 | 758 | 81.6 (78.9, 84.0) | |
| People do not have hand rub alcohol or sanitizers | .718 | 735 | 79.1 (76.3,81.6) | |
Notes: KMO = 81.9%); Variance Explained (VE = 48.8%); and PPE: Personal Protective Equipment.