Frequency (n = 554) | Percentage | |
COVID-19 is a problem in Rivers State |
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No | 10 | 1.8 |
Yes | 535 | 96.4 |
I don’t know | 10 | 1.8 |
Reasons why COVID-19 is not a problem in Rivers State (n = 10)* | ||
There are only a few cases | 5 | 50.0 |
It is just being exaggerated | 4 | 40.0 |
Others | 1 | 10.0 |
Reasons why COVID-19 is a problem in Rivers State (n = 535)* | ||
It is highly infectious | 432 | 80.7 |
It has affected activities in the state | 404 | 75.5 |
It has no cure | 399 | 74.6 |
It is a deadly disease | 395 | 73.8 |
It creates a lot of panic | 362 | 67.7 |
It is an attack from the Western world | 104 | 19.4 |
Others | 19 | 3.6 |
Do you think you can contract COVID-19 | ||
No | 140 | 25.2 |
Yes | 390 | 70.3 |
I don’t know | 25 | 4.5 |
Why you think you cannot contract COVID-19 (n = 140)* | ||
I observe all the preventive measures | 121 | 86.4 |
I am very careful | 82 | 58.6 |
It is not my portion (my faith protects me) | 37 | 26.4 |
Coronavirus does not exist | 3 | 2.1 |
Others | 2 | 1.4 |
Think the government is doing enough to contain the COVID-19 outbreak | ||
No | 113 | 20.3 |
Yes | 423 | 76.3 |
I don’t know | 19 | 3.4 |