Table 1 Demographic characteristics and comparison of adequate knowledge and perceptions (n = 1200)
From: Knowledge, attitude and perception of Pakistanis towards COVID-19; a large cross-sectional survey
n (%) | Adequate knowledge; n (%) | p value | Good perception; n (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||||
15–19 | 123 (10.3) | 113 (91.9) | 0.001* | 103 (83.7) | 0.001* |
20–29 | 535 (44.6) | 517 (96.6) | 483 (90.3) | ||
30–39 | 202 (16.8) | 182 (90.1) | 165 (81.7) | ||
40–49 | 136 (11.3) | 127 (93.4) | 114 (83.8) | ||
50–59 | 116 (9.7) | 103 (88.8) | 94 (81.0) | ||
60+ | 88 (7.3) | 78 (88.6) | 68 (77.3) | ||
Gender | |||||
Male | 459 (38.3) | 404 (88.0) | < 0.001* | 366 (79.7) | < 0.001* |
Female | 741 (61.8) | 716 (96.6) | 661 (89.2) | ||
Marital status | |||||
Married | 517 (43.1) | 468 (41.8) | 0.001* | 420 (81.2) | < 0.001* |
Single | 683 (56.9) | 652 (58.2) | 607 (88.9) | ||
Education | |||||
No education | 26 (2.2) | 19 (73.1) | < 0.001* | 12 (46.2) | < 0.001* |
Primary school | 30 (2.5) | 19 (63.3) | 14 (46.7) | ||
Secondary school | 201 (16.8) | 181 (90.0) | 164 (81.6) | ||
Bachelor degree | 702 (58.5) | 672 (95.7) | 624 (88.9) | ||
Higher education | 241 (20.1) | 229 (95.0) | 213 (88.4) | ||
Student | |||||
Yes | 457 (38.1) | 441 (96.5) | 0.001* | 409 (89.5) | 0.002* |
No | 743 (61.9) | 679 (91.4) | 618 (83.2) | ||
Student in healthcare | |||||
Yes | 263 (21.9) | 257 (97.7) | 0.001* | 248 (94.3) | < 0.001* |
No | 194 (16.2) | 184 (94.8) | 161 (83.0) | ||
N/A | 743 (61.9) | 679 (91.4) | 618 (83.2) | ||
Type of job | |||||
Healthcare | 171 (14.3) | 167 (97.7) | < 0.001* | 163 (95.3) | < 0.001* |
Non-healthcare | 475 (39.6) | 423 (89.1) | 383 (80.6) | ||
N/A | 554 (46.2) | 530 (95.7) | 481 (86.8) | ||
Lost job due to COVID-19 | |||||
Yes | 95 (7.9) | 86 (90.5) | 0.49 | 81 (85.3) | 0.98 |
No | 765 (63.8) | 717 (93.7) | 654 (85.5) | ||
N/A | 340 (28.3) | 317 (93.2) | 292 (85.9) | ||
Province of residence | |||||
Sindh | 934 (77.8) | 864 (92.5) | 0.20 | 784 (83.9) | 0.009* |
Punjab | 183 (15.3) | 178 (97.3) | 170 (92.9) | ||
Balochistan | 27 (2.3) | 26 (96.3) | 26 (96.3) | ||
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 43 (3.6) | 40 (93.0) | 35 (81.4) | ||
Gilgit and Baltistan | 13 (1.1) | 12 (92.3) | 12 (92.3) | ||
Smoking status | |||||
Smoker | 149 (12.4) | 135 (90.6) | 0.04* | 124 (83.2) | 0.08 |
Never smoker | 927 (77.3) | 874 (94.3) | 804 (86.7) | ||
Quit smoking | 124 (10.3) | 111 (89.5) | 99 (79.8) | ||