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International Journal of
Population Studies Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and COVID-19 in Lebanon

Table 2. Bivariate analyses of knowledge, attitude, and practice scores
Knowledge score Attitude score Practice score
Median [IQR] P‑value a Median [IQR] P‑value a Median [IQR] P‑value a
Tested positive for COVID-19
No 17 [15 – 18] 0.289 17 [16 – 18] 0.005 105 [96 – 110] 0.003
Yes 16 [13 – 18] 16 [13.5 – 18] 100 [90.5 – 105.5]
Ever tested for COVID-19
No 17[15 – 18] 0.293 17[16 – 18] 0.012 106 [95 – 111] 0.038
Yes 16[15 – 18] 17[16 – 18] 102 [96 – 108]
Have a family member working in the medical field
No 17 [15 – 18] 0.065 17 [16 – 18] 0.001 104 [95 – 108] 0.026
Yes 17 [16 – 18] 17.5 [16 – 18] 98 [106 – 112]
Urban-rural settings
Urban 17 [15 – 19] 0.391 17[16 – 18] 0.267 109[100;114] 0.596
Rural 17 [16 – 18] 17[16 – 18] 108[97;113]
Marital status
Single 17 [15 – 18] 0.012 17 [16 – 18] <0.001 103.5 [94.2 – 108] 0.002
Married 17 [16 – 18] 17 [17 – 18] 107 [97 – 112]
Education level
Non-university degree 15.5 [11 – 17] 0.002 16.5 [14 – 18] 0.019 100 [86.5 – 106.25] 0.005
University degree 17 [15 – 18] 17 [16 – 18] 105 [96 – 110]
Time spent on COVID-19 information/day
0 – 30 min 17 [15 – 18] 0.370 17 [16 – 18] 0.196 103 [95 – 109] 0.017
>30 min 17 [15 – 18] 17 [16 – 18] 106 [100 – 110]
Employment status
Non-medical and 17 [16 – 18] 0.055 17 [16 – 18] <0.001 107 [102 – 112] 0.001
unemployed
Medical field 17 [16 – 18] 18 [17 – 18] 102.5 [95 – 108]
Religion
Christian 17 [16 – 18] 0.030 17 [16 – 18] 0.021 107 [101 – 112] 0.011
Muslim 17 [15 – 18] 17 [16 – 18] 104 [94.75 – 108.25]
Others 17 [15 – 19] 17 [15.75 – 17] 103 [94 – 108]
Had an indirect contact with COVID-19 a patient
No 17 [15 – 18] 0.003 17 [16 – 18] 0.054 105 [97 – 109.75] 0.050
Do not know 16 [14 – 17] 17 [16 – 18] 100.5 [91 – 107.25]
Yes 17 [16 – 18] 16.5 [15 – 18] 105 [95 – 108]
Had a direct contact with a COVID-19 patient
No 17 [15 – 18] 0.024 17 [16 – 18] 0.399 105 [97 – 109] 0.068
Do not know 16 [12.5 – 17] 17 [16 – 18] 99 [90.5 – 106.5]
Yes 17 [16 – 18] 16 [16 – 18] 106 [94 – 110]
Having a family member who has been infected with COVID-19
No 17 [15 – 18] 0.223 17 [16 – 18] 0.016 105 [97 – 110] 0.161
I do not know 16 [12 – 18] 17 [16 – 18] 96 [90 – 107]
Yes 16 [15 – 18] 16 [15 – 17] 104 [95.5 – 108]
(Cont’d...)

Volume 7 Issue 2 (2021) 99 https://doi.org/10.36922/ijps.v7i2.342