Table 7 Associations of attitudinal response to COVID-19 with demographic characteristics, Ethiopia, May 2020 (N = 929)
From: Risk perceptions and attitudinal responses to COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey in Ethiopia
Characteristics | Response classifications membership | X2, P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indifferent n (%) | Avoidant n (%) | Pro-active n (%) | Responsive n (%) | Total n(%) | Â | |
Place of residence | ||||||
 Zonal level town | 146 (28.1) | 134 (25.8) | 94 (18.1) | 146 (28.1) | 520 (56.0) | 19.334, 0.004 |
 District /Semi-urban/rural | 14 (15.6) | 33 (36.7) | 13 (14.4) | 30 (33.3) | 90 (9.7) | |
 Regional capitals | 65 (20.4) | 72 (22.6) | 68 (21.3) | 114 (35.7) | 319 (34.3) |  |
Region | ||||||
 Oromia | 140 (26.6) | 151 (28.7) | 92 (17.5) | 143 (27.2) | 526 (56.6) | 37.301, 0.001 |
 Addis Ababa | 28 (20.1) | 32 (23.0) | 34 (24.5) | 45 (32.4) | 139 (15.0) | |
 SNNP | 26 (25.2) | 21 (20.4) | 14 (13.6) | 42 (40.8) | 103 (11.1) | |
 Amhara | 10 (19.2) | 10 (19.2) | 17 (32.7) | 15 (28.8) | 52 (5.6) | |
 Tigray | 10 (20.4) | 12 (24.5) | 13 (26.5) | 14 (28.6) | 49 (5.3) |  |
 Other regions | 11 (18.3) | 13 (21.7) | 5 (8.3) | 31 (51.7) | 60 (6.5) | |
Religion | ||||||
 Orthodox | 94 (22.5) | 94 (22.5) | 89 (21.3) | 140 (33.6) | 417 (44.9) | 24.223, 0.004 |
 Protestant | 95 (28.3) | 77 (22.9) | 58 (17.3) | 106 (31.5) | 336 (36.2) | |
 Muslim | 22 (19.3) | 43 (37.7) | 18 (15.8) | 31 (27.2) | 114 (12.3) | |
 Othersa | 14 (22.6) | 25 (40.3) | 10 (16.1) | 13 (21.0) | 62 (6.7) | |
Source of information | ||||||
 Health Worker | ||||||
  Yes | 24 (18.8) | 24 (18.8) | 26 (20.3) | 54 (42.2) | 128 (13.8) | 10.538, 0.015 |
  No | 201 (25.1) | 215 (26.8) | 149 (18.6) | 236 (29.5) | 801 (86.2) | |
 Internet official website | ||||||
  Yes | 36 (23.4) | 24 (15.6) | 33 (21.4) | 61 (39.6) | 154 (16.6) | 12.260, 0.007 |
  No | 189 (24.4) | 215 (27.7) | 142 (18.3) | 229 (29.5) | 775 (83.4) | |
 Wireless-Wi-Fi | ||||||
  Yes | 51 (24.6) | 37 (17.9) | 46 (22.2) | 73 (35.3) | 207 (22.3) | 9.422, 0.024 |
  No | 174 (24.1) | 202 (28.0) | 129 (17.9) | 217 (30.1) | 722 (77.7) | |