Association of Demographic Variables with COVID-19 Knowledge: A Study on Pakistani Adults

Authors

  • Minahil Aamir Research Scholar, Dept. of Applied Psychology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
  • Khadija Zahoor Research Scholar, Dept. of Applied Psychology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
  • Memoona Siddiqui Research Scholar, Dept. of Applied Psychology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
  • Hamza Ahmad Research Scholar, Dept. of Applied Psychology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52053/jpap.v1i1.15

Keywords:

Demographic Variables, COVID-19 Pandemic, COVID-19 Knowledge Questionnaire, Stress, Psychological Effect of COVID-19

Abstract

With the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), researchers set out to explore different behavioral patterns. It is natural for researchers to seek the differences in relation to different demographic variables. Research from previous disease outbreaks shows the importance of demographic variables. This research study aims to explore the differences with regard to different demographic variables regarding the knowledge of COVID-19. It was found that the demographic variables; gender, marital status and education level showed no statistical significance but the demographic variables; age group and profession showed statistical significance. Another important finding was that 73% respondents had scored 3-4 on scale of 5 assessing COVID-19 knowledge. Moreover, 51% respondents considered themselves affected psychologically by COVID-19 pandemic.  

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Published

2020-06-30

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Aamir, M. ., Zahoor, K. ., Siddiqui, M. ., & Ahmad , H. . (2020). Association of Demographic Variables with COVID-19 Knowledge: A Study on Pakistani Adults. Journal of Professional & Applied Psychology, 1(1), 30–38. https://doi.org/10.52053/jpap.v1i1.15

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2020): Journal of Professional & Applied Psychology

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