Table 1 Descriptive statistics among the studied cases and according to residence
Variables | All cases (N = 708) | Residence | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban (N = 576) | Non-urban (N = 132) | |||
Age (years) | ||||
6–9 | 212 (29.9%) | 179 (31.1%) | 33 (25.0%) | 0.554# |
9–12 | 161 (22.7%) | 130 (22.6%) | 31 (23.5%) | |
12–15 | 132 (18.6%) | 104 (18.1%) | 28 (21.2%) | |
15–18 | 203 (28.7%) | 163 (28.3%) | 40 (30.3%) | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 378 (53.4%) | 315 (54.7%) | 63 (47.7%) | 0.148# |
Female | 330 (46.6%) | 261 (45.3%) | 69 (52.3%) | |
Education | ||||
Primary | 342 (48.3%) | 280 (48.6%) | 62 (47.0%) | 0.916# |
Preparatory | 147 (20.8%) | 118 (20.5%) | 29 (22.0%) | |
Secondary | 219 (30.9%) | 178 (30.9%) | 41 (31.1%) | |
COVID-19 infected student | 19 (2.7%) | 16 (2.8%) | 3 (2.3%) | 1.000§ |
COVID-19 infected relative | 120 (16.9%) | 92 (16.0%) | 28 (21.2%) | 0.148# |
Source of information about COVID-19 | ||||
Internet | 465 (65.7%) | 394 (68.4%) | 71 (53.8%) | 0.001#* |
Media | 401 (56.6%) | 334 (58.0%) | 67 (50.8%) | 0.131# |
Family | 390 (55.1%) | 308 (53.5%) | 82 (62.1%) | 0.072# |
Friends | 134 (18.9%) | 105 (18.2%) | 29 (22.0%) | 0.322# |
Medical staff | 125 (17.7%) | 107 (18.6%) | 18 (13.6%) | 0.179# |