Table 2: Clinical characteristics of participants.
Variable |
Frequency (N = 464) |
Percentage (%) |
Have you been infected with COVID 19? |
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Yes |
21 |
4.5 |
No |
443 |
95.5 |
Has a friend/loved one been infected with COVID 19? |
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Yes |
107 |
23.1 |
No |
357 |
76.9 |
Close contact or managed a case(s) of COVID 19: |
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Yes |
101 |
21.8 |
No |
363 |
78.2 |
Do you work in any of the isolation centres: |
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Yes |
115 |
24.8 |
No |
349 |
75.2 |
Availability of personal protective equipment (PPE): |
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Available but not sufficient |
354 |
76.3 |
Available in sufficient amounts |
37 |
8.0 |
Not available at all |
73 |
15.7 |
Ever been diagnosed with a psychological illness: |
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Yes |
26 |
5.6 |
No |
438 |
94.4 |
Diagnosed with or receiving treatment for a chronic medical condition: |
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Yes |
139 |
30.0 |
No |
325 |
70.0 |
Specific diagnosis (n = 139): |
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Allergic rhinitis/Asthma/PTB/COPD |
22 |
15.8 |
Cervical/Lumbar spondylosis |
6 |
4.3 |
Diabetes mellitus (DM) |
7 |
5.0 |
Hypertension (HTN) |
62 |
44.6 |
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) |
9 |
6.5 |
More than one diagnoses (E.g., HTN, DM, Asthma, PUD, Glaucoma, Osteoporosis) |
17 |
12.3 |
Other single diagnoses (Hepatitis B, Cancer, Thyroid dysfunction, Seizure disorder) |
16 |
11.5 |
SD: Standard Deviation