Table 2. Attitudes and worriedness of Pakistani heads of households related to COVID-19 (n=509) .
Variable | n (%) |
Attitudes | |
COVID-19 will be controlled (n=509) | |
Agree | 344 (67.6) |
Don’t know | 79 (15.5) |
Disagree | 86 (16.9) |
Pakistan will be able to control the CVOID-19 (n=509) | |
Agree | 351 (69.0) |
Don’t know | 84 (16.5) |
Disagree | 74 (14.5) |
Stopping yourself from watching news will help in decreasing the fear (n=509) | |
Agree | 359 (70.5) |
Don’t know | 43 (8.4) |
Disagree | 107 (21.0) |
Unauthentic information through social media is increasing panic about COVID-19 (n=508) | |
Agree | 444 (87.4) |
Don’t know | 31 (6.1) |
Disagree | 33 (6.5) |
Social distancing will become the new norm and we will not be able to meet people in future like we did before (n=508) | |
Agree | 179 (35.2) |
Don’t know | 64 (12.6) |
Disagree | 265 (52.1) |
Worries | |
I will eventually contract COVID-19 despite preventive measures (n=508) | |
Not worried at all | 137 (27.0) |
Mildly worried | 142 (28.0) |
Somewhat worried | 145 (28.5) |
Moderately worried | 63 (12.4) |
Extremely worried | 21 (4.1) |
I will not be able to survive by COVID-19, if I contract the infection (n=508) | |
Not worried at all | 186 (36.6) |
Mildly worried | 149 (29.3) |
Somewhat worried | 93 (18.3) |
Moderately worried | 46 (9.1) |
Extremely worried | 38 (7.5) |
Drugs/treatment will have no effect on me (n=497) | |
Not worried at all | 185 (37.2) |
Mildly worried | 135 (27.2) |
Somewhat worried | 95 (18.7) |
Moderately worried | 44 (8.9) |
Extremely worried | 38 (7.6) |
I am ______ if I get the infection, I will pass to my family (n=507) | |
Not worried at all | 53 (10.5) |
Mildly worried | 106 (20.9) |
Somewhat worried | 100 (19.7) |
Moderately worried | 73 (14.4) |
Extremely worried | 175 (34.5) |
I am ______ about contracting it because I am old and have lived my life the best way I could (n=488) | |
Not worried at all | 28 (26.4) |
Mildly worried | 28 (26.4) |
Somewhat worried | 26 (24.5) |
Moderately worried | 14 (13.2) |
Extremely worried | 10 (9.4) |