Table 5. The bivariate analysis of the sociodemographic factors with their knowledge and practice towards COVID-19 among residents of Ethiopia (N = 341).
| Variable | Knowledge of COVID-19 | Chi-square | Practices towards COVID-19 | Chi-square | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No | Yes | |||
| Age | ||||||
| 18–32 | 35(15.0%) | 198(85.0%) | <0.001 | 166(71.2%) | 67(28.8%) | <0.001 |
| 33–46 | 17(15.7%) | 91(84.3%) | 75(69.4%) | 33(30.6%) | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 33(12.0%) | 241(88.0%) | <0.001 | 193(70.4%) | 81(29.6%) | <0.001 |
| Female | 19(28.4%) | 48(71.6%) | 48(71.6%) | 19(28.4%) | ||
| Marital | ||||||
| Single | 29(14.7%) | 168(85.3%) | <0.001 | 132(67.0%) | 65(33.0%) | <0.001 |
| Married | 23(16.0%) | 121(84.0%) | 109(75.7%) | 35(24.3%) | ||
| Education | ||||||
| Secondary | 25(24.8%) | 76(75.2%) | <0.001 | 71(70.3%) | 30(29.7%) | <0.001 |
| Higher | 27(11.2%) | 213(88.8%) | 170(70.8%) | 70(29.2%) | ||
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | 29(12.8%) | 198(87.2%) | <0.001 | 161(70.9%) | 66(29.1%) | <0.001 |
| Suburban | 7(11.9%) | 52(88.1%) | 43(72.9%) | 16(27.1%) | ||
| Rural | 16(29.1%) | 39(70.9%) | 37(67.3%) | 18(32.7%) | ||