Table 1.
Background characteristics of study population.
| Characteristics | Entire study cohort (n = 1230) | NHCW (n = 826) | HCW (n = 404) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 29.45 ± 11.53 | 29.45 ± 13.18 | 29.46 ± 7.06 | |||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 699 | (56.83%) | 417 | (50.48%) | 282 | (69.8%) |
| Female | 531 | (43.17%) | 409 | (49.52%) | 122 | (30.2%) |
| Educational Status | ||||||
| Illiterate | 23 | (1.87%) | 23 | (2.78%) | - | |
| Primary | 73 | (5.93%) | 69 | (8.35%) | 4 | (0.99%) |
| Secondary | 116 | (9.43%) | 88 | (10.65%) | 28 | (6.93%) |
| Higher Secondary | 205 | (16.67%) | 157 | (19.01%) | 48 | (11.88%) |
| Graduate | 637 | (51.79%) | 377 | (45.64%) | 260 | (64.36%) |
| Post-graduate | 176 | (14.31%) | 112 | (13.56%) | 64 | (15.84%) |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Unmarried | 655 | (53.3%) | 514 | (62.23%) | 141 | (34.99%) |
| Married | 552 | (44.91%) | 299 | (36.2%) | 253 | (62.78%) |
| Widow∖Divorced∖Separated | 22 | (1.79%) | 13 | (1.57%) | 9 | (2.23%) |
| Religion | ||||||
| Islam | 891 | (72.44%) | 560 | (67.8%) | 331 | (81.93%) |
| Hindu | 289 | (23.5%) | 230 | (27.85%) | 59 | (14.6%) |
| Buddhism | 41 | (3.33%) | 28 | (3.39%) | 13 | (3.22%) |
| Other | 9 | (0.73%) | 8 | (0.97%) | 1 | (0.25%) |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Business | 59 | (4.8%) | 59 | (7.14%) | - | |
| Government Job | 30 | (2.44%) | 30 | (3.63%) | - | |
| Private Job | 123 | (10%) | 123 | (14.89%) | - | |
| Labourer | 52 | (4.23%) | 52 | (6.3%) | - | |
| Medical Student | 46 | (3.74%) | 46 | (5.57%) | - | |
| Non-medical Student | 411 | (33.41%) | 411 | (49.76%) | - | |
| Unemployed | 103 | (8.37%) | 103 | (12.47%) | - | |
| Other | 2 | (0.16%) | 2 | (0.24%) | - | |
| Doctor | 301 | (24.47%) | - | 301 | (74.5%) | |
| Nurse | 35 | (2.85%) | - | 35 | (8.66%) | |
| Medical Technologist | 31 | (2.52%) | - | 31 | (7.67%) | |
| Other Healthcare Worker | 37 | (3.01%) | - | 37 | (9.16%) | |
| Work hour (hours/week) | ||||||
| <8 | 249 | (26.32%) | 190 | (35.06%) | 59 | (14.6%) |
| 8 to 16 | 141 | (14.9%) | 84 | (15.5%) | 57 | (14.11%) |
| 16 to 24 | 40 | (4.23%) | 24 | (4.43%) | 16 | (3.96%) |
| 24 to 32 | 70 | (7.4%) | 39 | (7.2%) | 31 | (7.67%) |
| 32 to 48 | 151 | (15.96%) | 72 | (13.28%) | 79 | (19.55%) |
| 48 to 56 | 197 | (20.82%) | 133 | (24.54%) | 64 | (15.84%) |
| >56 | 98 | (10.36%) | - | 98 | (24.26%) | |
| Hand hygiene product | ||||||
| Alcohol based sanitizer | 929 | (75.53%) | 572 | (69.25%) | 357 | (88.37%) |
| Soap water | 853 | (69.35%) | 592 | (71.67%) | 261 | (64.6%) |
| Detergent solution/Savlon solution/Bleaching powder solution | 15 | (1.22%) | 9 | (1.09%) | 6 | (1.49%) |
| Daily use frequency (times/day) | ||||||
| 1 to 4 | 367 | (30.81%) | 306 | (38.73%) | 61 | (15.21%) |
| 5 to 10 | 417 | (35.01%) | 279 | (35.32%) | 138 | (34.41%) |
| 11 to 15 | 214 | (17.97%) | 135 | (17.09%) | 79 | (19.7%) |
| 16 to 20 | 76 | (6.38%) | 33 | (4.18%) | 43 | (10.72%) |
| >20 | 117 | (9.82%) | 37 | (4.68%) | 80 | (19.95%) |
| H/O COVID-19 infection | 384 | (31.22%) | 118 | (14.29%) | 266 | (65.84%) |
| Vaccination Status | ||||||
| Not vaccinated | 347 | (28.21%) | 316 | (38.26%) | 31 | (7.67%) |
| Received first dose | 134 | (10.89%) | 99 | (11.99%) | 35 | (8.66%) |
| Fully vaccinated | 749 | (60.89%) | 411 | (49.76%) | 338 | (83.66%) |
SD, standard deviation; NHCW, non-healthcare workers; HCW, healthcare workers; Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.