Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study respondents (n = 1520) in Bangladesh.
| Rural | Urban | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | n | % (95% C.I.) | n | % (95% C.I.) | Total n (%) | p-Value |
| Total respondents | 911 | 59.9 | 609 | 40.1 | 1520 (100.0) | |
| Age group (years) | <0.01 | |||||
| <30 | 398 | 43.7 (40.5–46.9) | 327 | 53.7 (49.7–57.6) | 725 (47.7) | |
| 30–40 | 213 | 23.4 (20.7–26.2) | 206 | 33.8 (30.2–37.7) | 419 (27.6) | |
| >40 | 300 | 32.9 (29.9–36.0) | 76 | 12.5 (10.0–15.3) | 376 (24.7) | |
| Sex | <0.01 * | |||||
| Female | 304 | 33.4 (30.4–36.5) | 271 | 45.5 (40.6–48.5) | 575 (37.8) | |
| Male | 607 | 66.6 (63.5–69.6) | 338 | 55.5 (51.5–59.4) | 945 (62.1) | |
| Education | <0.01 * | |||||
| ≤ higher secondary | 309 | 33.9 (30.9–37.0) | 49 | 8.0 (6.1–10.4) | 358 (23.6) | |
| > higher secondary | 602 | 66.1 (63.0–69.1) | 560 | 92.0 (89.6–93.9) | 1162 (76.4) | |
| Marital status | <0.01 | |||||
| Unmarried | 595 | 65.3 (62.2–68.4) | 534 | 87.7 (84.9–90.1) | 1129 (74.2) | |
| Married | 311 | 34.1 (31.1–37.3) | 75 | 12.3 (9.9–15.1) | 386 (25.3) | |
| Divorced/Separated | 5 | 0.5 (0.2–1.2) | N/A | N/A | 5 (0.3) | |
| Monthly family income (BDT) | <0.01 | |||||
| <10,000 | 288 | 31.6 (28.7–34.7) | 52 | 8.5 (6.5–11.0) | 340 (22.3) | |
| 10,000–20,000 | 247 | 27.1 (24.3–30.1) | 104 | 17.1 (14.2–20.2) | 351 (23.0) | |
| 20,000–30,000 | 196 | 21.5 (18.9–24.3) | 146 | 24.0 (20.7–27.5) | 342 (22.5) | |
| >30,000 | 180 | 19.8 (17.3–22.4) | 307 | 50.4 (46.4–54.4) | 487 (32.0) | |
| COVID-19 is a global pandemic | 0.215 * | |||||
| No | 13 | 1.4 (0.8–2.4) | 4 | 0.7 (0.2–1.6) | 17 (1.1) | |
| Yes | 898 | 98.6 (97.6–99.2) | 605 | 99.3 (98.4–99.8) | 1503 (98.8) | |
| Use internet to learn about COVID-19 | <0.01 * | |||||
| No | 136 | 14.9 (12.7–17.4) | 28 | 4.6 (3.1–6.5) | 164 (10.7) | |
| Yes | 775 | 85.1 (82.6–87.3) | 581 | 95.4 (93.5–96.5) | 1356 (89.2) |
All p-values are based on a Chi-square test of numbers in urban and rural categories except those indicated by an asterisk (*) which are based on Fisher’s exact test. (BDT) Bangladeshi Taka.