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Table 2 Scoresa of governmental responses against COVID-19

From: Diverging levels of COVID-19 governmental response satisfaction across middle eastern Arab countries: a multinational study

Score items

Total N = 7395 (100%)

Lebanonn = 2385 (32.3%)

Kuwaitn = 1965 (26.6%)

Bahrain n = 1609 (21.8%)

Jordan n = 773 (10.5%)

KSAn = 388 (5.2%)

UAE

n = 275 (3.7%)

Pb

Do you approve the way your country of residence is handling the pandemic?

3.51 ± 1.53

1.88 ± 0.95

4.4 ± 0.85

4.81 ± 0.52

2.54 ± 1.09

4.78 ± 0.52

4.59 ± 0.61

<  0.001

Your country of residence helped you and your family meet your daily needs during the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of income and food

3.51 ± 1.71

1.48 ± 0.79

4.82 ± 0.47

4.88 ± 0.44

2.48 ± 1.16

4.80 ± 0.42

4.72 ± 0.50

<  0.001

Your country of residence communicated clearly to ensure that everyone had the information they needed to protect themselves and others from COVID-19, regardless of socioeconomic level, migrant status, ethnicity, or language

3.92 ± 1.36

2.56 ± 1.22

4.73 ± 0.62

4.9 ± 0.39

3.28 ± 1.13

4.84 ± 0.43

4.73 ± 0.49

<  0.001

You trust your country of residence’s reports on the spread of the pandemic and the statistics on the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths

3.62 ± 1.42

2.39 ± 1.15

4.31 ± 0.97

4.76 ± 0.57

2.66 ± 1.16

4.36 ± 0.91

4.42 ± 0.82

<  0.001

Your country of residence provided everyone with access to free, reliable COVID-19 testing if they had symptoms

3.67 ± 1.54

1.86 ± 1.02

4.55 ± 0.78

4.93 ± 0.32

3.51 ± 1.09

4.82 ± 0.47

4.67 ± 0.54

<  0.001

Your country of residence made sure you always had full access to the healthcare services you needed during the pandemic

3.67 ± 1.49

1.98 ± 1.01

4.58 ± 0.73

4.89 ± 0.37

3.23 ± 1.07

4.73 ± 0.53

4.63 ± 0.63

<  0.001

Your country of residence provided special protections to vulnerable groups at higher risk such as the elderly, the poor, migrants, prisoners, and the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic

3.51 ± 1.57

1.67 ± 0.82

4.53 ± 0.76

4.80 ± 0.50

2.93 ± 1.082

4.63 ± 0.62

4.63 ± 0.59

<  0.001

Your country of residence provided mental health services to help people suffering from loneliness, depression, and anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

3.10 ± 1.48

1.59 ± 0.80

3.83 ± 1.07

4.31 ± 0.88

2.45 ± 1.03

4.18 ± 0.87

4.18 ± 0.80

<  0.001

Total Score (out of 40, mean ± SD)

28.51 ± 11.04

15.39 ± 5.28

35.74 ± 4.85

38.29 ± 2.93

23.08 ± 6.41

37.13 ± 3.27

36.56 ± 3.44

<  0.001

Total Score (out of 100, mean ± SD)

71.28 ± 27.60

38.48 ± 13.20

89.35 ± 12.13

95.73 ± 7.33

57.70 ± 16.03

92.83 ± 8.18

91.40 ± 8.60

<  0.001

  1. KSA Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, SD Standard deviation, UAE United Arab Emirates.
  2. a 5-point Likert Scale coded as: strongly disagree = 1, disagree = 2, neutral = 3, agree = 4, and strongly agree = 5
  3. b Significance at p ≤ 0.05