Response to COVID-19 recommended preventive behavioral messages among Guraghe zone communities, South Ethiopia: using constructs of the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM)

Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of response to COVID-19 Preventive Behavioral Messages among Gurage Zone town administration communities, South Ethiopia, July 2020 (n = 633)

Variables	Response/categories	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Age (years)	< = 29	283	44.7
	30–39	181	28.6
	40–49	88	13.9
	> = 50	81	12.8
Sex	Male	325	51.3
Sex	Female	308	48.7
Marital status	Single	244	38.5
Marital status	Married	389	61.5
Religion	Muslim	278	43.9
	Orthodox	220	34.8
	Protestant	92	14.5
	Catholic	43	6.8
Education	Cannot read and write	37	5.8
	Read and write	124	19.6
	Primary education	90	14.2
	Secondary education	135	21.3
	Higher education	247	39.0
Occupation	Merchant	141	22.3
	Government employed	222	35.1
	Farmer	48	7.6
	Daily laborer	48	7.6
	Housewife	79	12.5
	Student	95	15.0
Monthly income (Ethiopian Birr)	< = 499	117	18.5
	500–1499	165	26.1
	1500–2999	100	15.8
	3000–4999	174	27.5
	> = 5000	77	12.2

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