Table 2.
distribution of respondents' risk perception of COVID-19 by sociodemographic characteristics
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Risk perception categories | Chi square/p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low N=13;(26.5%) | Moderate N=17;(34.7%) | High N=6;(12.2%) | Not sure N=13;(26.5%) | ||
| Age (years) | |||||
| ≤30 | 8 (44.4) | 7 (38.9) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (16.7) | **9.643; p=0.14 |
| 31-40 | 2 (11.1) | 7 (38.9) | 4 (22.2) | 5 (27.8) | |
| >40 | 3 (23.1) | 3 (23.1) | 2 (14.30 | 5 (38.5) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 8 (36.4) | 10 (45.5) | 1 (4.5) | 3 (13.6) | **7.223; p=0.065 |
| Female | 5 (18.5) | 7 (25.9) | 5 (18.5) | 10 (37.0) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 5 (29.4) | 9 (52.9) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (17.6) | **6.542; p=0.088 |
| Married | 8 (25.0) | 8 (25.0) | 6 (18.8) | 10 (31.3) | |
| Occupation | |||||
| Medical doctor | 2 (15.4) | 7 (53.8) | 1 (7.7) | 3 (23.4) | **9.078; p=0.022* |
| Nurse | 2 (20.0) | 5 (50.0) | 2 (20.0) | 1 (10.0) | |
| Pharmacist | 6 (42.9) | 3 (21.4) | 1 (7.1) | 4 (28.6) | |
| Others | 3 (27.3) | 1 (9.1) | 2 (18.2) | 5 (45.5) | |
| Level of education | |||||
| Secondary | 1 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 3 (50.0) | **2.420; p=0.490 |
| Tertiary | 12 (27.9) | 16 (37.2) | 5 (11.6) | 10 (23.3) | |
| Length of practice | |||||
| ≤10 years | 11 (26.2) | 14 (33.3) | 5 (11.9) | 12 (28.6) | **0.99; p=0.94 |
| >10 years | 2 (28.6) | 3 (42.9) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (14.3) |
Others: other healthcare workers i.e. records clerks, chews, medical laboratory scientists, technicians; *statistically significant; **Fisher's exact