Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.
| Characteristic | Participants (N=1873), n (%) | |
| Gender | ||
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Male | 969 (51.7) |
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Female | 904 (48.3) |
| Residence | ||
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Urban | 871 (46.5) |
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Rural | 1002 (53.5) |
| College year | ||
|
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Freshman | 394 (21.0) |
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Sophomore | 594 (31.7) |
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Junior | 507 (27.1) |
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Senior | 378 (20.2) |
| Academic major | ||
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Medicine | 851 (45.4) |
|
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Others | 1022 (54.6) |
| Family economic level | ||
|
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High | 568 (30.3) |
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Medium | 1114 (59.5) |
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Low | 191 (10.2) |
| Self-reported health status | ||
|
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Good | 1505 (80.4) |
|
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Medium | 336 (17.9) |
|
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Bad | 32 (1.7) |
| Family member or friend infected with coronavirus | ||
|
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Yes | 66 (3.5) |
|
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No | 1807 (96.5) |
| Self-reported coronavirus knowledge level | ||
|
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0 correct responses | 34 (1.8) |
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1 correct response | 69 (3.7) |
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2 correct responses | 96 (5.1) |
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3 correct responses | 156 (8.3) |
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4 correct responses | 615 (32.8) |
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5 correct responses | 903 (48.2) |
| Health literacy level | ||
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Inadequate | 1092 (58.3) |
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Adequate | 781 (41.7) |