Table 6 Respondents’ perceptions over government’s actions related to religion during COVID-19 pandemic
Perception | n (%) | n (%) | V, p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Do you feel the closing of religious places (Masjid/church/mandir, etc) is religiously sound? | |||
Yes (n = 306) | No/ Maybe (n = 242) | ||
Knowledge about symptoms & prevention | |||
Poor | 60 (56.1) | 47 (43.9) | 0.064, 0.520 |
Moderate | 41 (50.0) | 41 (50.0) | |
Good | 126 (59.2) | 87 (40.8) | |
Excellent | 79 (54.1) | 67 (45.9) | |
Knowledge about quarantining, isolation and community containment | |||
Poor | 14 (33.3) | 28 (66.7) | 0.138, 0.015 |
Moderate | 74 (55.6) | 59 (44.4) | |
Good | 102 (61.1) | 65 (38.9) | |
Excellent | 116 (56.3) | 90 (43.7) | |
Knowledge about social distancing | |||
Poor | 53 (52.0) | 49 (48.0) | 0.067, 0.485 |
Moderate | 61 (51.7) | 57 (48.3) | |
Good | 70 (57.9) | 51 (42.1) | |
Excellent | 122 (58.9) | 85 (41.1) | |
Do you think to restrict people from visiting their religious places (Masjid/Chruch/Mandir) will cause agitation (anxiety/tension) among people? | |||
Yes (n = 282) | No/ Maybe (n = 266) | ||
Knowledge about symptoms & prevention | |||
Poor | 63 (58.9) | 44 (41.1) | 0.117, 0.057 |
Moderate | 48 (58.5) | 34 (41.5) | |
Good | 107 (50.2) | 106 (49.8) | |
Excellent | 64 (43.8) | 82 (56.2) | |
Knowledge about quarantining, isolation and community containment | |||
Poor | 20 (47.6) | 22 (52.4) | 0.042, 0.814 |
Moderate | 68 (51.1) | 65 (48.9) | |
Good | 83 (49.7) | 84 (50.3) | |
Excellent | 111 (53.9) | 95 (46.1) | |
Knowledge about social distancing | |||
Poor | 50 (49.0) | 52 (51.0) | 0.092, 0.204 |
Moderate | 65 (55.1) | 53 (44.9) | |
Good | 70 (57.9) | 51 (42.1) | |
Excellent | 97 (46.9) | 110 (53.1) | |
Do you think people are obeying the government’s order of restraining from gatherings? | |||
Yes (n = 143) | No/ Maybe (n = 405) | ||
Knowledge about symptoms & prevention | |||
Poor | 24 (22.4) | 83 (77.6) | 0.069, 0.456 |
Moderate | 21 (25.6) | 61 (74.4) | |
Good | 53 (24.9) | 160 (75.1) | |
Excellent | 45 (30.8) | 101 (69.2) | |
Knowledge about quarantining, isolation and community containment | |||
Poor | 10 (23.8) | 32 (76.2) | 0.067, 0.482 |
Moderate | 32 (24.1) | 101 (75.9) | |
Good | 51 (30.5) | 116 (69.5) | |
Excellent | 50 (24.3) | 156 (75.7) | |
Knowledge about social distancing | |||
Poor | 41 (40.2) | 61 (59.8) | 0.169, 0.001 |
Moderate | 23 (19.5) | 95 (80.5) | |
Good | 24 (19.8) | 97 (80.2) | |
Excellent | 55 (26.6) | 152 (73.4) | |