Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants.

Characteristic	Frequency (%)
Gender
Male	750 (61)
Female	466 (38)
Age
18–29	767 (63)
30–44	277 (23)
45–59	112 (9)
60 and greater	60 (5)
Residence
Rural	461 (38)
Urban	756 (62)
Education
Secondary or lower	334 (27)
Higher secondary	245 (20)
Undergraduate degree	410 (34)
Graduate degree	226 (19)
Marital status
Unmarried	662 (54)
Married	559 (46)
Presence of chronic disease
No	1052 (86)
Yes	166 (14)
Fear of Covid-19
Not afraid	191 (16)
Somewhat/ Moderately afraid	683 (56)
Very afraid	342 (28)