Table 5.
Differences on Comparison Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Among Sociodemographic Characteristics (n=2769)
| Characteristics | Knowledge | Attitudes | Practices | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD | F | p | Mean±SD | F | p | Mean±SD | F | p | |
| Age | |||||||||
| 18–39 years | 13.45±0.94 | 19.239 | <0.001* | 26.46±3.52 | 3.696 | 0.025* | 5.62±1.43 | 60.114 | <0.001* |
| 40–59 years | 13.21±1.39 | 26.85±3.48 | 5.06±1.50 | ||||||
| ≥ 60 years | 13.09±1.55 | 26.73±3.16 | 4.85±1.52 | ||||||
| Gender | |||||||||
| Male | 13.33±1.04 | 0.854 | 0.355 | 26.44±3.49 | 4.938 | 0.026* | 5.36±1.52 | 1.232 | 0.267 |
| Female | 13.37±1.25 | 26.73±3.46 | 5.42±1.46 | ||||||
| Education level | |||||||||
| ≤High school | 13.11±1.53 | 35.646 | <0.001* | 26.56±3.55 | 1.094 | 0.335 | 4.99±1.57 | 63.082 | <0.001* |
| Vocational, school/college, University | 13.49±0.85 | 26.65±3.37 | 5.61±1.38 | ||||||
| ≥ Post-graduate | 13.35±1.16 | 26.14±4.38 | 5.91±1.39 | ||||||
| Current residence | |||||||||
| Living alone | 13.48±0.79 | 18.915 | <0.001* | 26.47±3.32 | 2.114 | 0.146 | 5.71±1.39 | 69.853 | <0.001* |
| Living with others | 13.28±1.31 | 26.67±3.56 | 5.22±1.51 | ||||||
| Religion/religious belief | |||||||||
| Buddhism | 13.32±1.28 | 1.555 | 0.198 | 26.50±3.76 | 0.615 | 0.606 | 5.17±1.56 | 9.696 | <0.001* |
| Christian | 13.29±1.11 | 26.50±3.55 | 5.60±1.42 | ||||||
| Others | 13.22±1.46 | 26.59±2.93 | 5.57±1.57 | ||||||
| None | 13.39±1.10 | 26.68±3.32 | 5.41±1.46 | ||||||
| Living location | |||||||||
| Rural | 13.16±1.45 | 25.834 | <0.001* | 26.38±3.76 | 3.656 | 0.056 | 5.08±1.63 | 41.032 | <0.001* |
| Urban | 13.42±1.04 | 26.67±3.38 | 5.50±1.42 | ||||||
| Occupation | |||||||||
| Farmer | 13.11±1.82 | 4.807 | <0.001* | 26.72±3.14 | 4.637 | <0.001* | 5.10±1.72 | 13.737 | <0.001* |
| Housewife | 13.16±1.66 | 26.88±3.07 | 5.14±1.51 | ||||||
| Freelancer | 13.41±0.89 | 27.02±3.80 | 5.37±1.54 | ||||||
| Worker | 13.35±1.19 | 27.03±3.72 | 5.39±1.49 | ||||||
| Student | 13.55±0.71 | 26.27±3.11 | 5.88±1.29 | ||||||
| Officer | 13.39±0.91 | 26.13±3.39 | 5.51±1.17 | ||||||
| Retiree | 13.34±1.16 | 26.89±3.34 | 4.63±1.30 | ||||||
| Businessman | 13.24±1.31 | 26.47±3.97 | 5.28±1.48 | ||||||
| Number of sources of information about COVID-19 | |||||||||
| ≤ 2 | 13.09±1.65 | 29.609 | <0.001* | 26.84±3.66 | 7.899 | <0.001* | 4.76±1.47 | 111.037 | <0.001* |
| 3–4 | 13.41±0.97 | 26.74±3.49 | 5.50±1.52 | ||||||
| ≥ 5 | 13.50±0.78 | 26.23±3.32 | 5.78±1.29 | ||||||
| Frequency of visiting hospital (times/year) | |||||||||
| 1–2 | 13.41±1.15 | 6.815 | <0.001* | 26.80±3.47 | 8.735 | <0.001* | 5.37±1.51 | 3.494 | <0.015* |
| 3–6 | 13.38±1.19 | 26.41±2.87 | 5.78±1.48 | ||||||
| 7–12 | 13.18±1.16 | 26.04±3.50 | 5.39±1.42 | ||||||
| > 12 | 13.44±1.06 | 27.18±4.15 | 5.13±1.33 | ||||||
| Place of visiting | |||||||||
| Outpatient department | 13.58±0.81 | 41.265 | <0.001* | 27.78±3.92 | 130.415 | <0.001* | 4.71±1.36 | 248.360 | <0.001* |
| Inpatient department | 13.26±1.26 | 26.14±3.18 | 5.66±1.45 | ||||||
| Number of undergoing chronic diseases | |||||||||
| 0 | 13.42±1.14 | 16.840 | <0.001* | 26.65±3.50 | 2.070 | 0.126 | 5.47±1.46 | 14/402 | <0.001* |
| 1–2 | 13.22±1.17 | 26.50±3.46 | 5.23±1.55 | ||||||
| ≥ 3 | 12.69±1.46 | 25.76±2.98 | 4.63±1.29 | ||||||
Note: *p-value < 0.05.