Table 3 (suite 1).
Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics with knowledge, risk perception and preparedness
| Knowledge | Risk perception | Preparedness | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travelling or crowd related | Poor N (%) | Moderate N (%) | Good N (%) | χ2 (p-value) | Low N (%) | Moderate N (%) | High N (%) | χ2 (p-value) | Poor N (%) | Moderate N (%) | Good N (%) | χ2 (p-value) |
| Yes | 3 (1.55) | 58 (31.76) | 133 (68.56) | 2.314 (0.306 a) | 8 (5.15) | 49 (25.26) | 137 (70.62) | 2.868 (0.205 a) | 10 (5.15) | 154 (79.38) | 30 (15.46) | 2.276 (0.428 a) |
| No | 0 (0.00) | 16 (41.03) | 23 (58.97) | 4 (10.26) | 11 (28.21) | 24 (61.54) | 1 (2.56) | 35 (89.74) | 3 (7.69) | |||
| Main channel of receiving 2019 novel coronavirus information | ||||||||||||
| Internet | 5 (1.90) | 92 (34.00) | 173 (64.10) | 17.957 (0.022*, a) | 16 (5.90) | 68 (25.2) | 186 (68.9) | 10.117 (0.257) | 11 (4.10) | 229 (84.80) | 30 (11.10) | |
| Television | 1 (0.60) | 60 (33.90) | 116 (65.50) | 9 (5.1) | 40 (22.6) | 128 (72.3) | 9 (5.10) | 151 (85.30) | 17 (9.60) | 21.506 (0.006*) | ||
| Medical staff | 0 (0.00) | 41 (31.10) | 91 (61.20) | 6 (4.50) | 38 (28.80) | 88 (66.7) | 3 (2.30) | 113 (85.60) | 16 (12.10) | |||
| Friends and Relatives | 1 (0.07) | 56 (38.10) | 90 (61.20) | 14 (9.50) | 37 (25.20) | 96 (65.30) | 6 (4.10) | 115 (78.20) | 26 (17.70) | |||
| Sufficient Information available on COVID-19 | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 1 (2.00) | 127 (36.30) | 96 (63.2) | 13.03 (0.007*, a) | 11 (6.00) | 41 (27.00) | 100 (65.80) | 1.488 (0.832 a) | 7 (4.60) | 126 (82.90) | 19 (12.5) | 0.946 (0.931a) |
| No | 2 (1.20) | 57 (34.80) | 105 (64.0) | 8 (4.90) | 42 (25.60) | 114 (65.50) | 8 (4.90) | 132 (80.50) | 24 (14.6) | |||
| Not Sure | 4 (11.8) | 15 (44.10) | 15 (44.10) | 2 (5.90) | 7 (20.60) | 25 (73.50) | 1 (2.90) | 126 (82.90) | 19 (12.5) | |||
| Aware of any COVID-19 emergency contact or facility | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 3 (1.20) | 87 (34.10) | 165 (64.70) | 5.643 (0.050*, a) | 18 (7.10) | 70 (27.50) | 167 (65.50) | 3.933 (0.142) | 8 (3.10) | 212 (83.10) | 35 (13.7) | 4.416 (0.104a) |
| No | 4 (4.20) | 40 (42.1) | 51 (53.7) | 3 (3.30) | 20 (21.10) | 72 (75.80) | 8 (8.40) | 73 (76.80) | 14 (14.7) |
*
Significance level at α=0.05, aFisher’s exact test