Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of COVID-19 positive participants.
| Variables | Male (%) | Female (%) | Total (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Population | 526/799 (65.8) | 273/799 (34.2) | 799/799 (100.0) | .004 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 0–9 | 3/3 (100.0) | 0/3 (0.0) | 3/799 (0.4) | .041 |
| 10–19 | 16/29 (55.2) | 13/29 (44.8) | 29/799 (3.6) | .024 |
| 20–29 | 123/190 (64.7) | 67/190 (35.3) | 190/799 (23.8) | .001 |
| 30–39 | 92/142 (64.8) | 50/142 (35.2) | 142/799 (17.8) | .048 |
| 40–49 | 101/170 (59.4) | 69/170 (40.6) | 170/799 (21.3) | .021 |
| 50–59 | 123/169 (72.8) | 46/169 (27.2) | 169/799 (21.2) | .004 |
| 60–69 | 55/79 (69.6) | 24/79 (30.4) | 79/799 (9.9) | .05 |
| Above 70 | 13/17 (76.5) | 4/17 (23.5) | 17/799 (2.1) | .049 |
| Monthly income (thousand tk) | ||||
| Less than 10 | 117/281 (41.6) | 164/281 (58.4) | 281/799 (35.2) | .047 |
| 10–29 | 160/216 (74.1) | 56/216 (25.9) | 216/799 (27.0) | .864 |
| 30–49 | 129/163 (79.1) | 34/163 (20.9) | 163/799 (20.4) | .043 |
| 50–79 | 75/88 (85.2) | 13/88 (14.8) | 88/799 (11.0) | .737 |
| More than 80 | 45/51 (88.2) | 6/51 (11.8) | 51/799 (6.4) | .073 |
| Residence | ||||
| Village | 129/200 (64.5) | 71/200 (35.5) | 200/799 (25.0) | .062 |
| District town | 210/299 (70.2) | 89/299 (29.8) | 299/799 (37.4) | .057 |
| Divisional city | 187/300 (62.3) | 113/300 (37.7) | 300/799 (37.5) | .004 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Physician | 23/36 (63.9) | 13/36 (36.1) | 36/799 (4.5) | .079 |
| Teacher | 33/55 (60.0) | 22/55 (40.0) | 55/799 (6.9) | .043 |
| Researcher | 7/12 (58.3) | 5/12 (41.7) | 12/799 (1.5) | .061 |
| Farmer | 17/17 (100.0) | 0/17 (0.0) | 17/799 (2.1) | .832 |
| Nurse | 1/12 (8.3) | 11/12 (91.7) | 12/799 (1.5) | .317 |
| Student | 91/137 (66.4) | 46/137 (33.6) | 137/799 (17.1) | .037 |
| Journalist | 6/8 (75.0) | 2/8 (25.0) | 8/799 (1.0) | .317 |
| Political person | 7/9 (77.8) | 2/9 (22.2) | 9/799 (1.1) | .329 |
| Lawyer | 9/11 (81.8) | 2/11 (18.2) | 11/799 (1.4) | .614 |
| Police | 22/22 (100.0) | 0/22 (0.0) | 22/799 (2.8) | .421 |
| Banker | 14/21 (66.7) | 7/21 (33.3) | 21/799 (2.6) | .322 |
| Administrative Officer | 30/36 (83.3) | 6/36 (16.7) | 36/799 (4.5) | .043 |
| Private employee | 81/102 (79.4) | 21/102 (20.6) | 102/799 (12.8) | .032 |
| Rickshaw/Van/Car driver | 14/14 (100.0) | 0/14 (0.0) | 14/799 (1.8) | .425 |
| Businessman | 104/105 (99.0) | 1/105 (1.0) | 105/799 (13.1) | .001 |
| Others | 67/202 (33.2) | 135/202 (66.8) | 202/799 (25.3) | .014 |
P value < .05 were statistically significant.