Table 1.
Participants’ demographics (n = 423).
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (in years) | |
| <25 | 245 (57.9) |
| ≥25 | 178 (42.1) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 281 (66.4) |
| Female | 142 (33.6) |
| Field of study | |
| Health | 289 (68.3) |
| Non-health | 134 (31.7) |
| Residence comes from | |
| Rural | 246 (58.2) |
| Urban | 177 (41.8) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 305 (72.1) |
| Married | 48 (11.3) |
| In relationship | 70 (16.5) |
| Average monthly income gained in Ethiopian birr | |
| <500 | 134 (31.7) |
| 500–999 | 153 (36.2) |
| ≥1000 | 136 (32.2) |
| Do you have a smartphone? | |
| Yes | 350 (82.7) |
| No | 73 (17.3) |
| Mothers' educational status | |
| No formal education | 284 (67.1) |
| Formal education (1–12 Grades) | 114 (27.0) |
| College and above | 25 (5.9) |
| Fathers' educational status | |
| No formal education | 246 (58.2) |
| Formal education (1–12 Grades) | 119 (28.1) |
| College and above | 58 (13.7) |
| Do your family members use COVID-19 prevention methods? | |
| Yes | 321 (75.9) |
| No | 102 (24.1) |
| Do your family members ever infect with COVID-19? | |
| Yes | 52 (12.3) |
| No | 371 (87.7) |