Table 6 Respondents’ sociodemographic characteristics in relation to COVID-19 home remedy use and perceived effectiveness
COVID-19 Home Remedy Use (N = 864) | p-value | Perceived Effectiveness (N = 624) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | No (N = 240) | Yes (N = 624) | Not or Less Effective (N = 531) | Effective or Very Effective (N = 93) | ||
Age | 0.113a | 0.973 a | ||||
18 – 24 | 43 (18%) | 96 (15%) | 82 (15%) | 14 (15%) | ||
25 – 34 | 111 (46%) | 280 (45%) | 240 (45%) | 40 (43%) | ||
35 – 44 | 32 (13%) | 126 (20%) | 106 (20%) | 20 (22%) | ||
45 + | 54 (22%) | 122 (20%) | 103 (19%) | 19 (20%) | ||
Gender | < 0.001a | 0.998 a | ||||
Male | 48 (20%) | 302 (48%) | 257 (48%) | 45 (48%) | ||
Female | 192 (80%) | 322 (52%) | 274 (52%) | 48 (52%) | ||
Race | 0.001a | 0.589 a | ||||
Malay | 222 (92%) | 525 (84%) | 445 (84%) | 80 (86%) | ||
Others | 18 (7.5%) | 99 (16%) | 86 (16%) | 13 (14%) | ||
Education Level | < 0.001a | 0.107 a | ||||
Secondary School and Sixth Form | 32 (13%) | 147 (24%) | 119 (22%) | 28 (30%) | ||
Higher Education | 208 (87%) | 477 (76%) | 412 (78%) | 65 (70%) | ||
Employment Status | < 0.001a | 0.523 a | ||||
Private Sector Employee or Self-employed | 69 (29%) | 278 (45%) | 233 (44%) | 45 (48%) | ||
Government Servant | 98 (41%) | 212 (34%) | 180 (34%) | 32 (34%) | ||
Unemployed & others | 73 (30%) | 134 (21%) | 118 (22%) | 16 (17%) | ||
Monthly Income | < 0.001a | 0.410 a | ||||
< B$500 | 94 (39%) | 116 (19%) | 95 (18%) | 21 (23%) | ||
B$500 – B$2000 | 42 (18%) | 183 (29%) | 154 (29%) | 29 (31%) | ||
> B$2000 | 104 (43%) | 325 (52%) | 282 (53%) | 43 (46%) | ||
Religion | < 0.001b | |||||
Islam | 223 (93%) | 624 (100%) | 531 (100%) | 93 (100%) | ||
Others | 17 (7.1%) | 0 (0%) | ||||
Marital Status | 0.001a | 0.567 a | ||||
Single | 117 (49%) | 379 (61%) | 325 (61%) | 54 (58%) | ||
Married | 123 (51%) | 245 (39%) | 206 (39%) | 39 (42%) | ||