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. 2022 Dec 26:1–7. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s10389-022-01796-y

Table 2.

Comparison of knowledge, attitude, and behavior regarding COVID-19 among different populations

Knowledge Attitude Behavior
x¯±σ x¯±σ x¯±σ
Total 13.6 ± 2.8 18.3 ± 2.8 69.3 ± 15.6
Sex
Male 13.4 ± 3.0 18.1 ± 2.9 67.6 ± 15.8
Female 13.6 ± 2.6 18.5 ± 2.8 70.7 ± 15.3
t / F 1.557 6.638 11.890
P-value 0.212 0.010 <0.001
Age
<30 14.7 ± 1.8 19.3 ± 2.5 77.5 ± 11.8
30–60 13.6 ± 2.7 18.3 ± 2.8 69.7 ± 15.4
≥60 13.0 ± 3.1 17.9 ± 3.0 65.2 ± 15.9
t / F 20.430 14.200 39.170
P-value <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Education
Primary and below 12.8 ± 3.2 17.8 ± 3.0 64.0 ± 16.3
Junior secondary 13.6 ± 2.6 18.3 ± 2.8 69.7 ± 15.0
Senior secondary 14.3 ± 1.8 19.0 ± 2.5 75.9 ± 12.0
College and above 14.8 ± 1.9 19.1 ± 2.6 76.3 ± 12.1
t / F 30.650 13.390 46.270
P-value <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Occupation
White-collar 14.4 ± 2.2 19.0 ± 2.5 75.9 ± 12.6
Blue-collar 13.3 ± 3.1 18.1 ± 2.8 67.0 ± 15.4
Farmer 12.9 ± 3.2 17.9 ± 2.9 64.9 ± 16.0
Others 14.0 ± 2.3 18.5 ± 2.9 71.6 ± 14.9
t / F 18.700 6.835 29.370
P-value <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Address
Urban 14.1 ± 2.4 18.7 ± 2.8 73.2 ± 13.9
Rural 13.4 ± 2.9 18.2 ± 2.8 68.2 ± 15.9
t / F 10.850 5.186 21.010
P-value 0.001 0.023 <0.001
Vaccination
No 13.3 ± 2.9 18.1 ± 2.9 68.7 ± 15.5
Yes 13.7 ± 2.7 18.4 ± 2.8 69.6 ± 15.7
t / F 5.506 2.587 0.964
P-value 0.019 0.108 0.326
Recommend vaccines to others
No 12.6 ± 3.2 17.1 ± 2.8 61.6 ± 15.5
Yes 14.0 ± 2.5 18.8 ± 2.7 72.7 ± 14.4
t / F 70.460 106.100 143.000
P-value <0.001 <0.001 <0.001

t test was used for comparison between two groups, and F test was for comparison between multiple groups