Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants
| Characteristics | Frequency, n (%) |
| Age (median (IQR)=34 (18–80)) | |
| 18–34 | 530 (50.3) |
| 35–54 | 419 (39.8) |
| 55–64 | 73 (6.9) |
| 65+ | 31 (2.9) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 651 (61.8) |
| Female | 402 (38.2) |
| Residence | |
| Rural | 545 (51.8) |
| Urban | 508 (48.2) |
| Education | |
| No formal education | 79 (7.5) |
| Primary | 345 (32.8) |
| Secondary | 386 (36.7) |
| Tertiary | 243 (23.1) |
| Occupation | |
| Casual labourer | 56 (5.3) |
| Farmer | 260 (24.7) |
| Formally employed | 171 (16.2) |
| Housewife | 59 (5.6) |
| Self-employed | 368 (35.0) |
| Unemployed | 66 (6.3) |
| Student | 46 (4.4) |
| Others | 27 (2.6) |
| Monthly income (US$1=UGX3650) | |
| ≤13.7 | 235 (22.6) |
| 13.7–27.4 | 165 (15.9) |
| 27.4–54.8 | 197 (19.0) |
| 54.8–137.0 | 289 (27.8) |
| 137.0–274.0 | 98 (9.4) |
| ≥274.0 | 54 (5.2) |
| Household size (median (IQR)=5 (1–20)) | |
| <5 | 374 (35.5) |
| 5–10 | 585 (55.6) |
| >10 | 94 (8.9) |
| History of COVID-19 among self or close relatives or friends | |
| No | 794 (75.4) |
| Yes | 259 (24.6) |
| Reported history of chronic disease (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, hypertension, etc) | |
| No | 804 (76.4) |
| Yes | 249 (23.6) |
UGX, Ugandan shilling.