Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics, scores of knowledge, anxiety, and depression associated with COVID-19, and behaviour compliance of participants

 18–25

42 (3.2)

7.88 (±1.37)

1.5 (±2.68)

1.93 (±3.11)

35.81 (±6.45)

 26–30

187 (14.4)

8.04 (±1.27)

1.5 (±2.52)

2.56 (±3.83)

37.05 (±5.89)

 31–40

355 (27.3)

8.14 (±1.22)

1.68 (±2.68)

2.43 (±3.54)

36.49 (±6.3)

 41–50

438 (33.7)

8.05 (±1.3)

1.38 (±2.38)

1.95 (±3.14)

35.95 (±7.34)

 51–60

226 (17.4)

7.97 (±1.35)

1.33 (±2.39)

2.05 (±3.39)

36.31 (±7.07)

 Over 60

52 (4.0)

8.46 (±1.24)

1.54 (±3.06)

1.37 (±2.92)

37.83 (±10.45)

 Male

935 (71.9)

8.02 (±1.31)

1.49 (±2.59)

2.20 (±.348)

35.96 (±6.86)

 Female

365 (28.1)

8.21 (±1.20)

1.46 (±2.35)

2.07 (±3.19)

37.49 (±7.09)

 Unmarried

215 (16.5)

8.13 (±1.30)

1.27 (±2.33)

2.23 (±3.33)

38.20 (±6.85)

 Married

1011 (77.8)

8.09 (±1.27)

1.52 (±2.57)

2.14 (±3.42)

36.09 (±6.91)

 Divorced or widowed

74 (5.7)

7.73 (±1.38)

1.53 (±2.42)

2.24 (±3.38)

35.18 (±7.12)

 Junior middle school or below

369 (28.4)

7.62 (±1.35)

1.31 (±2.25)

1.81 (±3.08)

34.54 (±7.16)

 High school or technical secondary school

394 (30.3)

8.00 (±1.29)

1.52 (±2.61)

2.22 (±3.51)

35.89 (±6.66)

 Junior college

512 (39.4)

8.42 (±1.14)

1.58 (±2.66)

2.37 (±3.54)

37.93 (±6.66)

 Bachelor’s degree or above

25 (1.9)

8.68 (±0.85)

1.24 (±2.22)

2.16 (±2.75)

39.92 (±6.77)

 Rural area

759 (58.4)

8.16 (±1.26)

1.51 (±2.62)

2.28 (±3.51)

36.36 (±6.84)

 Urban area

541 (41.6)

7.94 (±1.31)

1.44 (±2.39)

1.99 (±3.23)

36.43 (±7.13)

 Outdoor worker

681 (52.4)

7.94 (±1.32)

1.45 (±2.53)

2.09 (±3.44)

35.39 (±6.57)

 Office staff

154 (11.9)

8.33 (±1.24)

1.4 (±2.33)

2.31 (±3.42)

38.23 (±7.34)

 Managerial or technical personnel

249 (19.1)

8.35 (±1.12)

1.71 (±2.58)

2.38 (±3.51)

38.1 (±7.7)

 Other

216 (16.6)

8.00 (±1.33)

1.37 (±2.58)

2.05 (±3.12)

36.23 (±6.36)

  < 1

142 (10.9)

7.83 (±1.29)

1.27 (±2.33)

2.40 (±3.43)

35.8 (±6.59)

 1–5

517 (39.8)

8.03 (±1.31)

1.44 (±2.48)

2.16 (±3.52)

36.4 (±6.34)

 6–10

240 (18.5)

8.18 (±1.11)

1.53 (±2.36)

2.07 (±2.94)

37.88 (±7.45)

  >  10

401 (30.9)

8.14 (±1.34)

1.57 (±2.74)

2.13 (±3.49)

35.68 (±7.41)

 No

659 (50.7)

8.07 (±1.27)

1.64 (±2.75)

2.35 (±3.66)

35.38 (±5.91)

 Yes

641 (49.3)

8.07 (±1.30)

1.32 (±2.26)

1.97 (±3.09)

37.42 (±7.76)

 Government release

726 (55.8)

8.10 (±1.28)

1.32 (±2.46)

2.00 (±3.29)

36.07 (±7.20)

 The media

574 (44.2)

8.04 (±1.30)

1.68 (±2.60)

2.37 (±3.52)

36.79 (±6.62)

 No

1118 (86.0)

8.08 (±1.27)

0.60 (±1.10)

0.82 (±1.27)

36.52 (±6.92)

 Yes

182 (14.0)

8.01 (±1.39)

6.86 (±2.09)

8.06 (±3.53)

35.60 (±14.0)

 No

1059 (81.5)

8.07 (±1.27)

0.68 (±1.43)

1.27 (±2.11)

36.47 (±6.95)

 Yes

241 (18.5)

8.06 (±1.34)

4.98 (±3.24)

7.63 (±4.53)

36.03 (±6.96)

  < 40

602 (46.3)

7.75 (±1.36)

1.63 (±2.77)

2.35 (±3.66)

30.86 (±5.38)

  ≥ 40

698 (53.7)

8.35 (±1.15)

1.35 + 2.28)

2.00 (±3.15)

41.16 (±4.01)

Total

1300 (100.0)

8.07 (±1.29)

1.48 (±2.53)

2.16 (±3.40)

36.39 (±6.96)