Table 1 Characteristics of the study respondents
From: Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and the effects of COVID-19 among the youth in Kenya
Characteristics | Female | Male | Total | P values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 1083 | (%) | n = 1073 | (%) | n = 2156 | (%) | ||
Average age (SD) | 25.4 | (3.6) | 26.8 | (3.7) | 26.1 | (3.7) | < 0.001 |
Age distribution | 1083 | 1073 | 2156 | ||||
18–19 | 41 | (3.8) | 15 | (1.4) | 56 | (2.6) | < 0.001 |
20–24 | 445 | (41.1) | 293 | (27.3) | 738 | (34.2) | |
25–29 | 439 | (40.5) | 485 | (45.2) | 924 | (42.9) | |
30–34 | 158 | (14.6) | 280 | (26.1) | 438 | (20.3) | |
University | 1083 | 1073 | 2156 | ||||
Completed Primary School | 14 | (1.3) | 7 | (0.7) | 21 | (0.9) | 0.013 |
Completed Secondary School | 111 | (10.2) | 73 | (6.7) | 184 | (8.5) | |
Incomplete Higher Education | 172 | (15.9) | 179 | (16.5) | 351 | (16.3) | |
Completed Higher Education | 786 | (72.6) | 814 | (75.2) | 1600 | (74.2) | |
Marital status | 1083 | 1073 | 2156 | ||||
Married | 221 | (20.4) | 349 | (32.5) | 570 | (26.4) | < 0.001 |
Separated | 14 | (1.3) | 13 | (1.2) | 27 | (1.3) | |
Single | 823 | (76.0) | 685 | (63.8) | 1508 | (69.9) | |
No response | 25 | (2.3) | 26 | (2.4) | 51 | (2.4) | |
Employment status | 1083 | 1073 | 2156 | ||||
No employment | 606 | (56.0) | 465 | (43.3) | 1071 | (49.7) | < 0.001 |
Self employed | 285 | (26.3) | 327 | (30.5) | 612 | (28.4) | |
Formal employment | 160 | (14.8) | 257 | (24.0) | 417 | (19.3) | |
No response | 32 | (3.0) | 24 | (2.2) | 56 | (2.6) |