Table 7 Association between socio-demographic variables and frequency of correct use of face mask when leaving home for public spaces
Variable | Frequency of correct and continuous use of face mask when in public spaces (compliance to universal mask policy) (%) | Χ2 | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Always | Quite often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | |||
Age | |||||||
< 40 years | 32 (9.8) | 123 (37.5) | 95 (29.0) | 62 (18.9) | 16 (4.9) | 17.560 | 0.002 |
≥ 40 years | 50 (22.3) | 75 (33.5) | 57 (25.4) | 36 (16.1) | 6 (2.7) | ||
Sex | |||||||
Male | 47 (18.4) | 93 (36.3) | 70 (27.3) | 37 (14.5) | 9 (3.5) | 7.175 | 0.127 |
Female | 35 (11.8) | 105 (35.5) | 82 (27.7) | 61 (20.6) | 13 (4.4) | ||
Highest level of education | |||||||
No formal education | 1 (12.5) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (25.0) | 3 (37.5) | 76.505 | < 0.001 |
Primary school educated | 5 (9.3) | 12 (22.2) | 16 (29.6) | 17 (31.5) | 4 (7.4) | ||
Secondary school educated | 38 (12.4) | 98 (31.9) | 92 (30.0) | 67 (21.8) | 12 (3.9) | ||
Informally educated | 0 (0.0) | 2 (40.0) | 2 (40.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (20.0) | ||
Post-secondary school educated | 38 (21.3) | 85 (47.8) | 41 (23.0) | 12 (6.7) | 2 (1.1) | ||
Employment status | |||||||
Employed | 66 (14.7) | 165 (36.8) | 123 (27.5) | 74 (16.5) | 20 (4.5) | 4.055 | 0.399 |
Unemployed | 16 (15.4) | 33 (31.7) | 29 (27.9) | 24 (23.1) | 2 (1.9) | ||