Table 1 Participant’s characteristics
N = 379 | % | |
|---|---|---|
Nationality | ||
Omani | 363 | 95.8 |
Non-Omani | 16 | 4.2 |
Gender | ||
Man | 231 | 60.9 |
Woman | 148 | 39.1 |
Place | ||
Barka | 144 | 38 |
Musanaah | 98 | 25.9 |
Rustaq | 76 | 20.1 |
Nakhal | 22 | 5.8 |
Wadi Al Mawel | 14 | 3.7 |
Awabi | 11 | 2.9 |
Outside SBG | 14 | 3.7 |
Age | ||
≤ 30 | 149 | 39.3 |
31–40 | 149 | 39.3 |
> 40 | 81 | 21.4 |
Social status | ||
Married | 278 | 73.4 |
Single | 84 | 22.2 |
Divorced and widowed | 17 | 4.5 |
Educational level | ||
Primary school | 71 | 18.7 |
Secondary school | 153 | 40.4 |
Diploma/Bachelor/or higher | 155 | 40.9 |
Place of work | ||
Governmental | 162 | 42.7 |
Private | 79 | 36.4 |
I don’t have work | 138 | 20.8 |
Working in the health sector | ||
Yes | 32 | 8.4 |
No | 347 | 91.6 |
Number of children | ||
1–2 children | 110 | 29 |
≥ 3 children | 153 | 40.4 |
I don’t have children | 116 | 30.6 |
Number of household members | ||
5 or less | 150 | 39.6 |
6–10 | 162 | 42.7 |
11 or more | 66 | 17.4 |
Missing | 1 | 0.3 |
Comorbidities | ||
Yes | 81 | 21.4 |
No | 298 | 78.6 |
Isolation period | ||
14 days | 201 | 53 |
Less than 14 days | 40 | 10.6 |
More than 14 days | 138 | 36.4 |
Month of diagnosis | ||
February–June | 119 | 31.4 |
July–November | 260 | 68.6 |
Monthly income affected | ||
Yes | 66 | 17.4 |
No | 313 | 82.6 |
Health facility communication | ||
No | 26 | 6.9 |
Yes, daily | 115 | 30.3 |
Yes, few times | 238 | 62.8 |