Table 3.
distribution of respondents practice of precautionary measures against COVID-19 by their sociodemographic characteristics
| Sociodemographic characteristics | Practice of precautionary measuresa | Test statistic/p value | OR (95% confidence interval) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good N=28 (57.1%) | Poor N=21 (42.9%) | ||||
| Age (years) | |||||
| ≤30 | 11 (61.1) | 7 (38.9) | **5.342; p=0.07 | 0.925 (0.825-1.037) | 0.07 |
| 31-40 | 13 (72.2) | 5 (27.8) | |||
| >40 | 4 (30.8) | 9 (69.2) | |||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 12 (54.5) | 10 (45.5) | χ2=1.110; p=0.740 | 0.939 (0.182-4.830) | 0.940 |
| Female | 16 (59.3) | 11 (40.7) | |||
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 12 (70.6) | 5 (29.4) | χ2=1.922; p=0.166 | 1.168 (0.150-9.089) | 0.882 |
| Married | 16 (50.0) | 16 (50.0) | |||
| Occupation | |||||
| Medical doctor | 12 (92.3) | 1 (7.7) | **12.306; p=0.006* | 0.253 (0.089-0.719) | 0.010* |
| Nurse | 6 (60.0) | 4 (40.0) | |||
| Pharmacist | 7 (50.0) | 7 (50.0) | |||
| Others | 3 (25.0) | 9 (75.0) | |||
| Level of education | |||||
| Secondary | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | **0.142; p=0.706 | 0.209 (-0.120-0.371) | 0.024* |
| Tertiary | 25 (58.1) | 18 (41.9) | |||
| Length of practice | |||||
| ≤10 years | 25 (59.5) | 17 (40.5) | **3.969; p=0.68 | 1.010 (0.871-1.148) | 0.998 |
| >10 years | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) |
a: total score ranged from 0 to 17, a score of ≤9 was set for poor and ≥10 set for good practice of precautionary measures against COVID-19; others: other health care workers i.e. records clerks, chews, medical laboratory scientists, technicians; *statistically significant; **Fisher's exact