Table 3.
Respondents’ attitude towards COVID-19 pandemic among urban and rural respondents of Bangladesh (n = 1520).
| Attitude Items | Rural | Urban | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % (95% C.I) | n | % (95% C.I.) | Total n (%) | p-Value | |
| Total respondents | 911 | 59.9 | 609 | 40.1 | 1520 (100.0) | |
| A1. The government should lock-down the travel areas to avoid the spread of COVID-19 | <0.01 | |||||
| Strongly agree | 639 | 70.1 (67.1–73.0) | 491 | 80.6 (77.3–83.6) | 1130 (74.3) | |
| Agree | 220 | 24.1 (21.5–27.0) | 97 | 15.9 (13.2–19.0) | 317 (20.8) | |
| Neutral | 30 | 3.3 (2.3–4.6) | 10 | 1.6 (0.8–2.9) | 40 (2.6) | |
| Disagree | 19 | 2.1 (1.3–3.2) | 10 | 1.6 (0.8–2.9) | 29 (1.9) | |
| Strongly disagree | 3 | 0.3 (0.1–0.9) | 1 | 0.2 (0.0–0.8) | 4 (0.2) | |
| A2. Home quarantine can reduce COVID-19 outbreaks | <0.05 | |||||
| Strongly agree | 449 | 49.3 (46.0–52.5) | 342 | 56.2 (52.2–60.1) | 791 (52.0) | |
| Agree | 359 | 39.4 (36.3–42.6) | 216 | 35.5 (31.7–39.3) | 575 (37.8) | |
| Neutral | 48 | 5.3 (4.0–6.9) | 25 | 4.1 (2.7–5.9) | 73 (4.8) | |
| Disagree | 45 | 4.9 (3.7–6.5) | 15 | 2.5 (1.4–3.9) | 60 (3.9) | |
| Strongly disagree | 10 | 1.1 (0.6–1.9) | 11 | 1.8 (1.0–3.1) | 21 (1.3) | |
| A3. Isolation and treatment of infected people are effective ways to reduce the spread of the virus | <0.01 | |||||
| Strongly agree | 426 | 46.8 (43.5–50.0) | 355 | 58.3 (54.3–62.2) | 781 (51.3) | |
| Agree | 390 | 42.8 (39.6–46.0) | 206 | 33.8 (30.2–37.7) | 596 (39.2) | |
| Neutral | 64 | 7.0 (5.5–8.8) | 39 | 6.4 (4.7–8.6) | 103 (6.7) | |
| Disagree | 27 | 3.0 (2.0–4.2) | 7 | 1.1 (0.5–2.2) | 34 (2.2) | |
| Strongly disagree | 4 | 0.4 (0.1–1.0) | 2 | 0.3 (.1–1.0) | 6 (0.3) | |
| A4. Personal hygiene is important in controlling the spread of COVID-19 | <0.01 | |||||
| Strongly agree | 545 | 59.8 (56.6–63.0) | 455 | 74.7 (71.1–78.0) | 1000 (65.7) | |
| Agree | 315 | 34.6 (31.5–37.7) | 134 | 24.0 (18.9–25.4) | 449 (29.5) | |
| Neutral | 40 | 4.4 (3.2–5.9) | 12 | 2.0 (1.1–3.3) | 52 (3.4) | |
| Disagree | 9 | 1.0 (0.5–1.8) | 7 | 1.1 (0.5–2.2) | 16 (1.0) | |
| Strongly disagree | 2 | 0.2 (0.0–0.7) | 1 | 0.2 (0.0–0.8) | 3 (0.1) | |
| Summarized attitude towards COVID-19 | <0.01 * | |||||
| Good | 683 | 75.0 (72.1–77.7) | 517 | 84.9 (81.9–87.6) | 1200 (78.9) | |
| Poor | 228 | 25.0 (22.3–27.9) | 92 | 15.1 (12.4–18.1) | 320 (21.1) |
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. Responses in bold indicate positive attitude. Scores considered (≥80 = good and <80 = poor).