Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Study Participants (N = 359)
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Male | 319 | 88.9 |
 Female | 40 | 11.1 |
Residency | ||
 Rural | 125 | 34.82 |
 Urban | 234 | 65.18 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Pashtoon | 293 | 81.62 |
 Tajik | 31 | 8.64 |
 Hazara | 15 | 4.18 |
 Baloch | 11 | 3.06 |
 Sadat | 7 | 1.95 |
 Other | 2 | 0.56 |
Marital Status | ||
 Single | 292 | 81.34 |
 Married | 67 | 18.66 |
House Ownership | ||
 Private | 296 | 82.45 |
 Rent | 53 | 14.76 |
 Lease | 5 | 1.39 |
 Other | 5 | 1.39 |
Total Monthly Income (AFN) | ||
 < 10,000 | 68 | 18.94 |
 10,000–20,000 | 179 | 49.86 |
 20,000–30,000 | 70 | 19.5 |
 > 30,000 | 42 | 11.7 |
Father's Education | ||
 Uneducated | 133 | 37.05 |
 Elementary | 63 | 17.55 |
 High school | 119 | 33.15 |
 Religious | 13 | 3.62 |
 Higher education | 31 | 8.64 |
Mother's Education | ||
 Uneducated | 293 | 81.62 |
 Elementary | 22 | 6.13 |
 High school | 22 | 6.13 |
 Religious | 19 | 5.29 |
 Higher education | 3 | 0.84 |
Partner's Education | ||
 Uneducated | 36 | 53.73 |
 Elementary | 16 | 23.88 |
 High school | 10 | 14.93 |
 Religious | 5 | 7.46 |
Job | ||
 No | 285 | 79.39 |
 Yes | 74 | 20.61 |
Age Categories (years) | ||
 < 23 | 230 | 64.07 |
 ≥ 23 | 129 | 35.93 |
Family Affluence Scale | ||
 Low SES | 122 | 33.98 |
 Moderate SES | 170 | 47.35 |
 High SES | 67 | 18.66 |
Source of Information Regarding COVID-19 | ||
 Social Media | 292 | 81.3 |
 TV | 220 | 61.3 |
 Radio | 210 | 58.5 |
 Ministry of Public Health | 105 | 29.3 |
 Friends and Relatives | 23 | 6.4 |
Willingness to Vaccination | ||
 No | 88 | 24.5 |
 Yes | 271 | 75.5 |
PCR Confirmed COVID19 Cases | ||
 No | 348 | 96.9 |
 Yes | 11 | 3.1 |
Self-reported COVID19 Cases | ||
 No | 303 | 84.4 |
 Yes | 56 | 15.6 |