Table 2.
Bivariate Analysis for Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with Level of Fear of COVID-19
| Variable | Level of Fear of COVID-19 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL (n=488) Freq (%) | Low Level (n=228) Freq (%) | High Level (n=260) Freq (%) | P-value | |
| Age, median(range), years | 24 (18-73) | 24 (18-64) | 25 (18–73) | 0.3271 |
| <25 | 245 (50.2) | 115 (50.4) | 130 (50) | 0.928 |
| ≥25 | 243 (49.8) | 113 (49.6) | 130 (50) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 273 (56.0) | 144 (63.2) | 129 (49.6) | 0.003 |
| Female | 215 (44.1) | 84 (36.8) | 131 (50.4) | |
| Region of residence | ||||
| Central | 305(62.5) | 148 (64.9) | 157 (60.4) | 0.780 |
| East | 56(11.5) | 24 (10.5) | 32 (12.3) | |
| West | 93(19.1) | 41 (28) | 52 (20) | |
| North | 34(7.0) | 15 (6.6) | 19 (7.3) | |
| Highest level of education | ||||
| Secondary | 45 (9.22) | 25 (11) | 20 (7.7) | 0.156 |
| Tertiary | 436 (89.34) | 201 (88.2) | 235 (90.4) | |
| None | 7 (1.25) | 2 (0.1) | 5 (1.9) | |
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed | 212 (43.44) | 84(36.8) | 128 (49.2) | 0.006 |
| Not employed | 276 (56.56) | 144(63.2) | 132 (50.8) | |
| Religion | ||||
| Anglican | 152 (31.2) | 68 (29.8) | 84 (32.3) | 0.022 |
| Born again | 51 (10.5) | 33 (14.5) | 18 (6.9) | |
| Catholic | 170 (34.8) | 76 (33.3) | 94 (36.4) | |
| Islam | 52 (10.7) | 17 (7.5) | 35 (13.5) | |
| Pentecostal | 28 (5.7) | 15 (6.6) | 13 (5) | |
| Seventh days Adventist | 24 (4.9) | 11 (4.8) | 13 (5) | |
| Others | 11 (2.3) | 8 (3.5) | 3 (1.2) | |
| Ever suffered from COVID-19 | ||||
| Yes | 118(24.2) | 54 (23.7) | 64 (24.6) | 0.833 |
| No | 370(75.8) | 174 (76.3) | 196 (75.4) | |
| If yes, Confirmed by medical test (n=116) | (n=53) | (n=63) | ||
| Yes | 67(57.8) | 23 (43.4) | 44 (69.8) | 0.005 |
| No | 49(42.2) | 30 (56.6) | 19 (30.2) | |
| Relative suffered from COVID-19 | ||||
| Yes | 439(90) | 209 (91.7) | 230 (88.5) | 0.291 |
| No | 49(10) | 19 (8.3) | 30 (11.5) | |
| Impact of media | ||||
| I decreased the use | 34(8.6) | 8 (4.4) | 26 (12.2) | <0.0001 |
| I increased the use | 176(44.7) | 64 (35.4) | 112 (52.6) | |
| No effect | 184(46.7) | 109 (60.2) | 75 (35.2) | |
| Any chronic illness | ||||
| Yes | 30(6.2) | 8 (3.5) | 22 (8.5) | 0.024 |
| No | 458(93.8) | 220 (96.5) | 238 (91.5) | |