Findings of a Cross-Sectional Survey on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices about COVID-19 in Uganda: Implications for Public Health Prevention and Control Measures
Table 2
Distribution of KAP level by sociodemographic characteristics.
Outcomes
Had knowledge about COVID-19 ()
Had positive attitudes towards presidential directives and MoH guidelines ()
Adherent to practicing public health preventive measures ()
Characteristic
No. (%)
value
No. (%)
value
No. (%)
value
Age group in years
18-24
35 (87.5)
0.503
32 (51.6)
0.653
33 (50.8)
0.059
25-29
62 (93.9)
43 (51.8)
48 (55.8)
30-34
61 (93.8)
39 (51.3)
32 (41.6)
35-39
37 (97.4)
20 (44.4)
18 (37.5)
40-44
33 (97.1)
16 (45.7)
14 (37.8)
≥45
36 (94.7)
25 (62.5)
30 (61.2)
Sex
Male
158 (94.1)
0.933
103 (51.0)
0.883
91 (42.9)
0.014
Female
113 (93.8)
72 (51.8)
84 (56.0)
Marital status
Never married
102 (92.7)
0.490
73 (50.0)
0.673
72 (48.0)
0.913
Married/staying with partner
162 (94.7)
102 (52.3)
103 (48.6)
Education level
None
1 (100.0)
0.213
1 (33.3)
0.019
1 (33.3)
0.003
Primary
19 (86.4)
22 (73.3)
22 (55.0)
Secondary
34 (100.0)
24 (63.3)
35 (71.4)
Tertiary/university
210 (93.7)
128 (47.4)
117 (43.3)
Residence
Urban
208 (94.6)
0.427
130 (49.2)
0.155
128 (41.8)
0.709
Rural
56 (91.8)
45 (58.4)
47 (50.0)
Region
Central
72 (92.3)
0.684
48 (48.5)
0.097
44 (44.4)
<0.001
Eastern
43 (93.5)
41 (66.1)
30 (48.4)
Kampala
82 (96.5)
48 (47.1)
52 (51.0)
Northern
40 (95.2)
31 (46.3)
23 (34.3)
Western
27 (90.0)
7 (63.6)
26 (81.3)
Employment status
Unemployed
52 (94.6)
0.281
35 (51.5)
0.312
42 (53.8)
0.022
Self-employed
67 (90.5)
54 (57.4)
59 (57.3)
Formally employed
139 (95.9)
81 (47.6)
71 (41.3)
Religious affiliation
Anglican
78 (90.7)
0.256
47 (50.5)
0.302
53 (53.0)
0.569
Catholic
111(95.7)
87 (56.9)
75 (47.2)
Muslim
25 (96.1)
15 (46.9)
18 (51.4)
Pentecostal
39 (97.5)
20 (40.0)
20 (39.2)
Others#
11 (84.6)
6 (46.1)
9 (52.9)
Note: values are row percentages expressed as .#Includes Seventh day Adventists (SDA), Jehovah Witness, Orthodox, Hindu, Humanist, and Bahai.