Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the pregnant women from the three districts of rural north India and their knowledge and awareness regarding the COVID-19 pandemic
| Bathinda | Faridkot | Muktsar | Total | P value | |
| Total | 742 (100) | 532 (100) | 100 (100) | 1374 (100) | |
| Age of the client (years) | |||||
| 15–20 | 24 (3.2) | 18 (3.4) | 5 (5) | 47 (3.4) | 0.832 |
| 21–30 | 635 (85.6) | 442 (83.1) | 83 (83) | 1160 (84.4) | |
| 31–40 | 81 (10.9) | 70 (13.2) | 12 (12) | 163 (11.9) | |
| >40 | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.4) | 0 | 4 (0.3) | |
| Type of family | 0.042 | ||||
| Nuclear | 191 (25.7) | 171 (32.1) | 30 (30.0) | 392 (28.5) | |
| Joint | 551 (74.3) | 361 (67.9) | 70 (70.0) | 982 (71.5) | |
| Education | <0.001 | ||||
| Postgraduation | 51 (6.9) | 64 (12) | 4 (4) | 119 (8.7) | |
| Graduate | 89 (12) | 89 (16.7) | 8 (8) | 186 (13.5) | |
| Intermediate/Posthigh school diploma | 174 (23.5) | 108 (20.3) | 17 (17) | 299 (21.8) | |
| High school certificate | 148 (19.9) | 74 (13.9) | 15 (15) | 237 (17.2) | |
| Middle school certificate | 111 (15) | 76 (14.3) | 18 (18) | 205 (14.9) | |
| Primary school certificate | 91 (12.3) | 43 (8.1) | 19 (19) | 153 (11.1) | |
| Less than primary school | 6 (0.8) | 2 (0.4) | 2 (2) | 10 (0.7) | |
| Illiterate | 72 (9.7) | 76 (14.3) | 17 (17) | 165 (12) | |
| Socioeconomic status | <0.001 | ||||
| Upper class | 40 (5.4) | 59 (11.1) | 8 (8.0) | 107 (7.8) | |
| Upper middle class | 86 (11.6) | 72 (13.5) | 3 (3.0) | 161 (11.7) | |
| Lower middle class | 223 (30.1) | 127 (23.9) | 21 (21.0) | 371 (27) | |
| Upper lower class | 341 (46) | 226 (42.5) | 57 (57.0) | 624 (45.4) | |
| Lower class | 52 (7) | 48 (9) | 11 (11.0) | 111 (8.1) | |
| BPL card holder | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 298 (40.2) | 134 (25.2) | 49 (49) | 481 (35) | |
| No | 444 (59.8) | 398 (74.8) | 51 (51) | 893 (65) | |
| Awareness about | |||||
| COVID-19 | 741 (99.9) | 532 (100) | 100 (100) | 1373 (99.9) | >0.05 |
| Mode of transmission | 730 (98.4) | 511 (96.4) | 98 (98) | 1339 (97.5) | <0.05 |
| COVID-19 symptoms | >0.05 | ||||
| Cough | 738 (99.5) | 520 (97.7) | 100 (100) | 1358 (98.8) | |
| Fever | 687 (92.6) | 489 (91.9) | 93 (93) | 1358 (98.8) | |
| Sore throat | 163 (22) | 80 (15) | 12 (12) | 255 (18.6) | |
| Sneezing | 427 (57.5) | 251 (47.2) | 41 (41) | 719 (52.3) | |
| Malaise | 347 (46.8) | 206 (38.7) | 36 (36) | 589 (42.9) | |
| Diarrhoea | 146 (19.7) | 64 (12) | 11 (11) | 221 (16.1) | |
| Preventive measures against COVID-19 | <0.01 | ||||
| Regular use of the face mask | 732 (98.7) | 521 (97.9) | 97 (97) | 1350 (98.3) | |
| Frequent handwashing | 596 (80.3) | 440 (82.7) | 87 (87) | 1123 (81.7) | |
| Sanitation practices | 470 (63.3) | 281 (52.8) | 47 (47) | 798 (58.1) | |
| Social distancing measures | 423 (57) | 252 (47.4) | 40 (40) | 715 (52) | |
| Felt apprehensive about the situation of lockdown | 721 (97.2) | 521 (97.9) | 100 (100) | 1342 (97.7) | >0.05 |
| Fear of catching the infection | 721 (97.2) | 522 (98.1) | 100 (100) | 1343 (97.9) | >0.05 |
| Concerned for fetus getting an infection | 721 (97.2) | 523 (98.3) | 100 (100) | 1344 (97.8) | >0.05 |
BPL, Below Poverty Line.