Table 1 Relationship between the knowledge score and the socio-demographics of the respondents

Age in Years

18–25

142 (50.4)

11.6 (3.5)

53 (37.3)

89 (62.7)

0.003*

26–45

111 (39.4)

10.0 (4.3)

60 (54.1)

51 (45.9)

45 above

29 (10.3)

8.5 (4.6)

19 (65.5)

10 (34.5)

Gender

Male

157 (55.7)

10.8 (4.1)

74 (47.1)

83 (52.9)

0.9

Female

125 (44.3)

10.5 (4.2)

58 (46.4)

67 (53.6)

Marital Status

Married

123 (43.6)

9.7 94.4)

68 (55.3)

55 (44.7)

0.01*

Unmarried

159 (56.4)

11.4 (3.7)

64 (40.3)

9 (59.7)

Residency

Urban

190 (67.4)

11.2 (3.8)

80 (42.1)

110 (57.9)

0.02*

Rural

92 (32.6)

9.7 (4.4)

52 (56.5)

40 (43.5)

Education level

High school and below

195 (69.1)

10.5 (4.1)

93 (47.7)

102 (52.3)

0.9

Undergraduate

14 (5.0)

11.1 (4.0)

6 (42.9)

8 (57.1)

Postgraduate

73 (25.9)

10.9 (4.5)

33 (45.2)

40 (54.8)

Employment

Yes

102 (36.2)

9.5 (3.6)

48 (47.1)

54 (52.9)

0.9

No

180 (63.8)

10.5 (5.4)

84 (46.7)

96 (53.3)

Monthly Income

Below 30 thousand

195 (69.1)

11.6 (3.1)

91 (46.7)

104 (53.3)

0.9

30 thousand and above

87 (30.9)

10.8 (2.6)

41 (47.1)

46 (52.99

Chronic disease

Yes

49 (17.4)

9.8 (5.4)

26 (53.1)

23 (46.9)

0.3

No

233 (82.6)

10.8 (3.8)

106 (45.5)

127 (54.5)

Health care worker

Yes

16 (5.7)

11.3 (3.7)

7 (43.8)

9 (56.2)

0.8

No

266 (94.3)

10.6 (4.1)

125 (47.0)

141 (53)

Do you ever smoke?

Yes

51 (18.1)

10.0 (3.7)

28 (54.9)

23 (45.1)

0.2

No

231 (81.9)

10.8 (4.1)

104 (45.0)

127 (55.0)

COVID-19 vaccinated

Yes

255 (90.4)

10.9 (4.0)

113 (44.3)

142 (55.7)

0.01*

No

27 (9.6)

8.3 (4.6)

19 (70.4)

8 (29.6)

Childhood vaccinated

Yes

258 (91.5)

10.8 (4.1)

115 (44.6)

143 (55.4)

0.01*

No

24 (8.5)

8.8 (3.9)

17 (70.8)

7 (29.2)