Table 1.
Association between knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) and sociodemographic characteristics of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Characteristics | Total | Knowledge | Attitude | Practice | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | N | % | Poor | Good | χ2 | p-Value | Poor | Good | χ2 | p-Value | Poor | Good | χ2 | p-Value | |
| Nationality | Saudi | 4084 | 94.9 | 37.8% | 62.2% | 0.006 | 0.41 | 8.5% | 91.5% | 0.029 | 0.865 | 5.5% | 94.5% | 9.393 | 0.004 ** |
| Non-Saudi | 221 | 5.1 | 37.6% | 62.4% | 8.1% | 91.9% | 5.5% | 94.5% | |||||||
| Gender | Female | 2583 | 60.0 | 37.6% | 62.4% | 0.111 | 0.739 | 8.6% | 91.4% | 0.162 | 0.687 | 5.0% | 95.0% | 7.302 | 0.007 ** |
| Male | 1722 | 40.0 | 38.1% | 61.9% | 8.2% | 91.8% | 6.9% | 93.1% | |||||||
| Age | 15–19 | 291 | 6.8 | 41.6% | 58.4% | 4.925 | 0.177 | 10.0% | 90.0% | 2.492 | 0.477 | 11.3% | 88.7% | ||
| 20–34 | 1954 | 45.4 | 37.3% | 62.7% | 8.9% | 91.1% | 7.7% | 92.3% | |||||||
| 35–50 | 1485 | 34.5 | 36.6% | 63.4% | 7.7% | 92.3% | 3.0% | 97.0% | 58.551 | 0.000 ** | |||||
| >50 | 575 | 13.4 | 36.6% | 63.4% | 8.0% | 92.0% | 3.1% | 96.9% | |||||||
| Marital status | Single | 1475 | 34.3 | 39.1% | 60.9% | 1.809 | 0.613 | 8.7% | 91.3% | 8.7% | 91.3% | ||||
| Married | 2658 | 61.7 | 37.1% | 62.9% | 8.1% | 91.9% | 9.487 | 0.023 * | 4.3% | 95.7% | 37.067 | 0.000 ** | |||
| Divorced | 129 | 3.0 | 36.4% | 63.6% | 9.3% | 90.7% | 2.3% | 97.7% | |||||||
| Widowed | 43 | 1.0 | 39.5% | 60.5% | 20.9% | 79.1% | 2.3% | 97.7% | |||||||
| Place of living | Central Province | 597 | 13.9 | 35.0% | 65.0% | 8.5% | 91.5% | 9.4% | 90.6% | ||||||
| Eastern Province | 2123 | 49.3 | 40.5% | 59.5% | 8.5% | 91.5% | 3.4% | 96.6% | 58.777 | 0.000 ** | |||||
| Western Province | 1452 | 33.7 | 35.4% | 64.6% | 13.451 | 0.009 ** | 8.5% | 91.5% | 12.896 | 0.012 * | 6.9% | 93.1% | |||
| Northern Province | 47 | 1.1 | 34.0% | 66.0% | 12.8% | 87.2% | 17.0% | 83.0% | |||||||
| Southern Province | 86 | 2.0 | 32.6% | 67.4% | 12.8% | 87.2% | 12.8% | 87.2% | |||||||
| Educational level | Under high school | 208 | 4.8 | 36.5% | 63.5% | 0.855 | 0.836 | 10.1% | 89.9% | 11.5% | 88.5% | ||||
| High school/diploma | 1255 | 29.2 | 37.8% | 62.2% | 9.8% | 90.2% | 5.2% | 94.8% | |||||||
| Bachelor’s degree | 2461 | 57.2 | 38.2% | 61.8% | 8.1% | 91.9% | 9.061 | 0.028 * | 5.9% | 94.1% | 17.583 | 0.001 ** | |||
| Graduate studies | 381 | 8.9 | 36.0% | 64.0% | 8.1% | 91.9% | 3.4% | 96.6% | |||||||
| Occupational status | Student | 906 | 21.0 | 39.5% | 60.5% | 5.210 | 0.157 | 8.6% | 91.4% | 3.229 | 0.358 | 9.9% | 90.1% | ||
| Employed (Non-health practitioner) | 1416 | 32.9 | 38.9% | 61.1% | 8.6% | 91.4% | 4.1% | 95.9% | 40.785 | 0.000 ** | |||||
| Employed (Health practitioner) | 666 | 15.5 | 34.5% | 65.5% | 8.6% | 91.4% | 3.9% | 96.1% | |||||||
| Unemployed | 1317 | 30.6 | 37.1% | 62.9% | 8.6% | 91.4% | 5.5% | 94.5% | |||||||
** Significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). * Significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). The percentages of Good/Poor in the rows are represented within demographic variables and read it vertically.