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Table 1 General characteristics and KAP of participants regarding COVID-19

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice of Sari birth cohort members during early weeks of COVID-19 outbreak in Iran

 

Frequency

Percent

Knowledge

p-value

Practice

p-value

Poor 13(0.9%)

Average 241(16.6%)

Good 1189(82.4%)

Poor 132(9.1%)

Good 1317(90.9%)

Age (n = 1385)

17–26 years

261

18.8

3 (1.2%)

66 (25.4%)

191 (73.5%)

0.001¥

32 (12.3%)

229 (87.7%)

0.055

27–36 years

867

62.6

6 (0.7%)

129 (14.9%)

729 (84.4%)

77 (8.9%)

790 (91.1%)

37–47 years

257

18.6

3 (1.2%)

33 (12.9%)

220 (85.9%)

16 (6.2%)

241 (93.8%)

Occupation* (n = 1434)

Housewife

967

67.4

11 (1.1%)

189 (19.6%)

762 (79.2%)

0.000¥

103 (10.7%)

864 (89.3%)

0.024¥

Non-healthcare worker*

393

27.4

1 (0.3%)

47 (12.0%)

345 (87.8%)

24 (6.1%)

369 (93.9%)

Healthcare worker

74

5.2

0

1 (1.4%)

73 (98.6%)

5 (6.8%)

69 (93.2%)

Level of education** (n = 1439)

Associate degree & lower

589

40.9

9 (1.5%)

133 (22.7%)

443 (75.7%)

0.000¥

75 (12.7%)

514 (87.3%)

0.000¥

Bachelor’s degree & higher

850

59.1

4 (0.5%)

106 (12.5%)

739 (87.0%)

57 (6.7%)

793 (93.3%)

Living place (n = 1430)

Urban

1298

90.8

12 (0.9%)

203 (15.7%)

1078 (83.4%)

0.042¥

121 (9.3%)

1177 (90.7%)

0.508

Rural

132

9.2

1 (0.8%)

32 (24.2%)

99 (75.0%)

10 (7.6%)

122 (92.4%)

Knew someone who died from COVID-19 (n = 1378)

Yes

784

56.9

5 (0.6%)

104 (13.3%)

673 (86.1%)

0.000¥

54 (6.9%)

730 (93.1%)

0.006¥

No

594

43.1

4 (0.7%)

131 (22.1%)

459 (77.3%)

66 (11.1%)

528 (88.9%)

Knew someone who has been cured from COVID-19 (n = 1448)

Yes

956

66.0

3 (0.3%)

153 (16.0%)

798 (83.6%)

0.003¥

75 (7.8%)

881 (92.2%)

0.019¥

No

492

34.0

10 (2.0%)

87 (17.8%)

391 (80.1%)

57 (11.6%)

435 (88.4%)

COVID-19 in themselves and their first degree relatives (n = 1449)

Yes

200

13.8

2 (1.2%)

28 (17.3%)

132 (81.5%)

0.869

18 (9.0%)

182 (91.0%)

0.954

No

1249

86.2

11 (0.9%)

213 (16.6%)

1057 (82.5%)

114 (9.1%)

1135 (90.9%)

Knowledge

Poor

6 (46.2%)

7 (53.8%)

0.000¥

Average

37 (15.4%)

204 (84.6%)

Good

86 (7.2%)

1103 (92.8%)

 

Attitude***

A1

p-value

A2

p-value

A3

p-value

A4

p-value

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Age (n = 1385)

17–26 years

252 (96.9%)

8 (3.1%)

0.851

169 (86.7%)

26 (13.3%)

0.000¥

145 (79.2%)

38 (20.8%)

0.156

48 (35.3%)

88 (64.7%)

 

27–36 years

836 (97.5%)

21 (2.5%)

639 (95.1%)

33 (4.9%)

494 (82.3%)

106 (17.7%)

154 (32.4%)

321 (67.6%)

0.816

37–47 years

249 (97.3%)

7 (2.7%)

192 (95.5%)

9 (4.5%)

158 (86.8%)

24 (13.2%)

44 (33.6%)

87 (66.4%)

 

Occupation* (n = 1434)

Housewife

938 (97.8%)

21 (2.2%)

0.347

678 (92.1%)

58 (7.9%)

0.012¥

556 (84.9%)

99 (15.1%)

0.036¥

163 (33.6%)

322 (66.4%)

 

Non-healthcare worker

375 (96.6%)

13 (3.4%)

298 (97.1%)

9 (2.9%)

222 (78.2%)

62 (21.8%)

70 (30.3%)

161 (69.7%)

0.669

Healthcare worker

71 (95.9%)

3 (4.1%)

59 (92.2%)

5 (7.8%)

47 (79.7%)

12 (20.3%)

17 (31.5%)

37 (68.5%)

 

Level of education** (n = 1439)

Associate degree & lower

562(96.4%)

21(3.6%)

0.068

407(91.9%)

36(8.1%)

0.070

342(84.7%)

62(15.3%)

0.187

124(43.7%)

160(56.3%)

0.000¥

Bachelor’s degree & higher

826(98.05%)

17(2.0%)

632(94.6%)

36(5.4%)

487(81.4%)

111(18.6%)

128(26.2%)

360(73.8%)

Living place(n = 1430)

Urban

1251(97.4%)

34(2.6%)

0.795

936(94.0%)

60(6.0%)

0.200

734(82.4%)

157(17.6%)

0.255

220(31.2%)

485(68.8%)

0.001¥

Rural

128(97.0%)

4(3.0%)

99(90.8%)

10(9.2%)

92(86.8%)

14(13.2%)

33(51.6%)

31(48.4%)

Knew someone who died from COVID-19 (n = 1378)

Yes

755(97.4%)

20(2.6%)

0.957

570(94.2%)

35(5.8%)

0.430

451(81.4%)

103(18.6%)

0.142

147(32.5%)

306(67.5%)

0.852

No

577(97.5%)

15(2.5%)

427(93.0%)

32(7.0%)

346(85.0%)

61(15.0%)

97(33.1%)

196(66.9%)

Knew someone who has been cured from COVID-19 (n = 1448)

Yes

924(97.8%)

21(2.2%)

0.159

698(93.9%)

45(6.1%)

0.361

561(82.9%)

116(17.1%)

0.973

176(32.5%)

366(67.5%)

0.669

No

471(96.5%)

17(32.5%)

346(92.5%)

28(7.5%)

274(82.8%)

57(17.2%)

81(34.0%)

157(66.0%)

COVID-19 in themselves and their first degree relatives (n = 1449)

Yes

192(97.5%)

5(2.5%)

0.916

138(89.0%)

17(11.0%)

0.016¥

106(79.1%)

28(20.9%)

0.218

38(33.0%)

77(67.0%)

0.981

No

1204(97.3%)

33(2.7%)

906(94.2%)

56(5.8%)

729(83.4%)

145(16.6%)

219(32.9%)

446(67.1%)

Knowledge

Poor

4(36.4%)

7(63.6%)

0.000¥

7(87.5%)

1(12.5%)

0.234

4(80.0%)

1(20.0%)

0.931

1(20.0%)

4(80.0%)

0.823

Average

230(96.6%)

8(3.4%)

161(91.0%)

16(9.0%)

130(83.9%)

25(16.1%)

32(32.7%)

66(67.3%)

Good

1161(98.1%)

23(1.9%)

876(94.1%)

55(5.9%)

701(82.8%)

146(17.2%)

224(33.1%)

453(66.9%)

Practice

Poor

120(95.2%)

6(4.8%)

0.122

98(91.6%)

9(8.4%)

0.409

76(82.6%)

16(17.4%)

0.951

15(27.8%)

39(72.2%)

0.402

Good

1276(97.6%)

32(2.4%)

946(93.7%)

64(6. 3%)

759(82.9%)

157(17.1%)

242(33.3%)

484(66.7%)

 

Attitude***

A5

p-value

A6

p-value

A7

p-value

Yes

No

Yes

No

A

B

C

D

 

Age(n = 1385)

17–26 years old

251(96.5%)

9(3.5%)

0.567

104(40.0%)

156(60.0%)

0.060

90(35.4%)

105(41.3%)

43(16.9%)

16(6.3%)

0.050

27–36 years old

836(97.3%)

23(2.7%)

357(41.6%)

501(58.4%)

301(35.5%)

385(45.5%)

118(13.9%)

43(5.1%)

37–47 years old

252(98.1%)

5(1.9%)

126(49.2%)

130(50.8%)

113(44.8%)

103(40.9%)

23(9.1%)

13(5.2%)

Occupation*(n = 1434)

House keeper

934(97.2%)

27(2.8%)

0.710

399(41.6%)

560(58.4%)

0.443

341(36.3%)

402(42.8%)

134(14.3%)

63(6.7%)

0.009¥

Non-Healthcare worker

377(96.6%)

12(3.1%)

177(45.4%)

213(54.6%)

159(41.3%)

160(41.6%)

50(13.0%)

16(4.2%)

Healthcare worker

73(98.6%)

1(1.4%)

32(43.2%)

42(56.8%)

21(28.4%)

46(62.2%)

5(6.8%)

2(2.7%)

Level of education** (n = 1439)

Associate degree & lower

563(96.4%)

21(3.6%)

0.129

266(45.7%)

316(54.3%)

0.061

224(39.6%)

205(36.2%)

88(15.5%)

49(8.7%)

0.000¥

Bachelor’s degree & higher

826(97.8%)

19(2.2%)

344(40.7%)

501(59.3%)

301(35.9%)

404(48.2%)

101(12.1%)

32(3.8%)

Living place(n = 1430)

Urban

1252(97.2%)

36(2.8%)

0.876

559(43.5%)

727(56.5%)

0.161

469(37.1%)

558(44.1%)

166(13.1%)

71(5.6%)

0.557

Rural

128(97.0%)

4(3.0%)

49(37.1%)

83(62.9%)

52(39.7%)

50(38.2%)

21(16.0%)

8(6.1%)

Knew someone who died from COVID-19 (n = 1378)

Yes

758(97.3%)

21(2.7%)

0.994

342(43.9%)

437(56.1%)

0.384

274(35.8%)

343(44.8%)

107(14.0%)

42 (5.5%)

0.310

No

576(97.3%)

16(2.7%)

246(41.6%)

346(58.4%)

235(40.2%)

236(40.3%)

78(13.3%)

36(6.2%)

Knew someone who has been cured from COVID-19 (n = 1448)

Yes

926(97.5%)

24(2.5%)

0.299

422(44.4%)

528(55.6%)

0.068

335(35.8%)

431(46.0%)

123(13.1%)

47(5.0%)

0.037¥

No

470(96.5%)

17(3.5%)

246(41.6%)

294(60.6%)

191(40.2%)

183(38.5%)

67(14.1%)

34(7.2%)

COVID-19 in themselves and their first degree relatives (n = 1449)

Yes

195(98.5%)

3(1.5%)

0.224

104(52.8%)

93(47.2%)

0.002¥

75(38.7%)

92(47.4%)

23(11.9%)

4(2.1%)

0.085

No

1202(96.9%)

38(3.1%)

509(41.1%)

730(58.9%)

452(37.1%)

522(42.9%)

167(13.7%)

77(6.3%)

Knowledge

Poor

8(72.7%)

3(27.63%)

0.000¥

4(44.4%)

5(55.6%)

0.933

2(22.2%)

4(44.4%)

3(33.3%)

0(0.0%)

0.005¥

Average

226(94.6%)

13(5.4%)

105(43.8%)

135(56.3%)

75(32.5%)

236(42.0%)

78(14.7%)

36(10.8%)

Good

1162(97.9%)

25(2.1%)

504(42.5%)

682(57.5%)

235(38.4%)

236(43.8%)

78(13.1%)

36(4.8%)

Practice

Poor

120(96.0%)

5(4.0%)

0.419

53(42.7%)

71(57.3%)

0.990

58(49.2%)

39(33.1%)

14(11.9%)

7(5.9%)

0.040¥

Good

1277(97.3%)

36(2.7%)

560(42.7%)

752(57.3%)

469(36.2%)

575(44.4%)

176(13.6%)

74(5.7%)

  1. * Occupation: Non-Healthcare worker: Officer: 120(8.4%), teacher: 110(7.7%), other: 163(11.4%)
  2. ** Level of education: Associate degree & lower: Illiterate: 0(0.0%), elementary: 45(3.1%), High school: 388(27.0%), Associate degree: 156(10.8%); Bachelor’s degree & higher: Bachelor’s degree: 579(40.2%), Master’s degree: 247(17.0%), PhD, MD or above: 24(1.7%)
  3. *** “I don’t Know” isn’t in the analysis
  4. ¥: P < 0.05 considered being statistically significant
  5. Attitude questions:
  6. A1. Are you worried about the spread of the disease in the country?
  7. A2. Do you agree that COVID-19 will finally be successfully controlled around the world?
  8. A3. Do you have confidence that Iran can win the battle against the COVID-19 virus?
  9. A4. Do you think Iran will develop drug and vaccines sooner than other countries?
  10. A5. Are you worried about get infection in yourself and your first degree relatives?
  11. A6. Is your sleep disturbed with worrying about COVID-19?
  12. A7. In your opinion, which of the following options usually present with coronavirus disease?