Table 5.
Practices of the study participants toward coronavirus disease 2019 according to demographic factors
| Factors | Practices, n (%) or mean±SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1: Going to crowded areas | C2: Mask wearing | |||
| Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 10 (4.97) | 191 (95.01) | 192 (95.51) | 9 (4.47) |
| Female | 2 (1.08) | 182 (98.91)* | 182 (98.91) | 2 (1.08)* |
| Age (years) | ||||
| ≤30 | 5 (4.54) | 105 (95.45) | 106 (96.36) | 4 (3.77) |
| <30 | 5 (1.81) | 270 (98.18) | 272 (98.90) | 3 (1.09) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 6 (2.15) | 272 (97.84) | 277 (99.64) | 1 (0.35) |
| Not married | 8 (7.47) | 99 (92.52)** | 97 (90.65) | 10 (9.34)*** |
| Occupation | ||||
| Physician | 1 (0.63) | 156 (99.36) | 155 (98.72) | 2 (1.27) |
| Nurse | 8 (3.50) | 220 (96.49)* | 216 (94.73) | 12 (5.26)** |
| Work experience (years) | ||||
| <5 | 5 (5.10) | 93 (94.89) | 92 (93.87) | 6 (6.12) |
| 5-10 | 3 (1.70) | 173 (98.29) | 175 (99.43) | 1 (0.56) |
| >10 | 2 (1.83) | 109 (98.19) | 110 (99.09) | 1 (0.90) |
| COVID-19 | ||||
| Knowledge score | 10.2 (2.3) | 10.6 (1.4) | 10.7 (1.3) | 9.2 (2.3)*** |
*Statistically significant difference at P<0.05, **Statistically significant difference at P<0.01, ***Statistically significant difference at P<0.001. SD=Standard deviation, COVID-19=Coronavirus disease 2019