Table 5 Respondents’ perceptions over government’s actions related to human rights during COVID-19 pandemic
Perception | n (%) | n (%) | V, p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Do you think to isolate large population inside their houses forcefully during this COVID-19 is ethically sound? | |||
Yes (n = 349) | No/ Maybe (n = 199) | ||
Knowledge about symptoms & prevention | |||
Poor | 65 (60.7) | 42 (39.3) | 0.133, 0.022 |
Moderate | 45 (54.9) | 37 (45.1) | |
Good | 152 (71.4) | 61 (28.6) | |
Excellent | 87 (59.6) | 59 (40.4) | |
Knowledge about quarantining, isolation and community containment | |||
Poor | 13 (31.0) | 29 (69.0) | 0.197, < 0.001 |
Moderate | 87 (65.4) | 46 (34.6) | |
Good | 110 (65.9) | 57 (34.1) | |
Excellent | 139 (67.5) | 67 (32.5) | |
Knowledge about social distancing | |||
Poor | 59 (57.8) | 43 (42.2) | 0.093, 0.193 |
Moderate | 72 (61.0) | 46 (39.0) | |
Good | 86 (71.1) | 35 (28.9) | |
Excellent | 132 (63.8) | 75 (36.2) | |
Do you feel isolating people forcefully in their home is against human rights? | |||
Yes (n = 61) | No/ Maybe (n = 487) | ||
Knowledge about symptoms & prevention | |||
Poor | 16 (15.0) | 91 (85.0) | 0.067, 0.477 |
Moderate | 7 (8.5) | 75 (91.5) | |
Good | 24 (11.3) | 189 (88.7) | |
Excellent | 14 (9.6) | 132 (90.4) | |
Knowledge about quarantining, isolation and community containment | |||
Poor | 11 (26.2) | 31 (73.8) | 0.145, 0.009 |
Moderate | 12 (9.0) | 121 (91.0) | |
Good | 20 (12.0) | 147 (88.0) | |
Excellent | 18 (8.7) | 188 (91.3) | |
Knowledge about social distancing | |||
Poor | 17 (16.7) | 85 (83.3) | 0.094, 0.187 |
Moderate | 9 (7.6) | 109 (92.4) | |
Good | 12 (9.9) | 109 (90.1) | |
Excellent | 23 (11.1) | 184 (88.9) | |