Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and medical history of study participants (N = 1209)
Participants characteristic | Frequency (percentage) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 38.86 ± 12.47 |
Gender | |
 Males | 398 (32.9) |
 Females | 811 (67.1) |
Nationality | |
 Lebanese | 1193 (98.67) |
 Syrian | 10 (0.82) |
 Palestinian | 4 (0.33) |
 Other | 28 (2.31) |
Pregnant | 11/811(1.4) |
Breastfeeding | 26/811(3.2) |
Governorates | |
 Beirut | 257 (21.3) |
 Mount Lebanon | 765 (63.3) |
 Northern Lebanon | 77 (6.4) |
 Southern Lebanon | 74 (6.1) |
 Bekaa | 36 (3.0) |
Residence area | |
 Urban | 896 (74.1) |
 Rural | 313 (25.9) |
Marital status | |
 Single | 500 (41.4) |
 Married | 655 (54.2) |
 Othera | 54 (4.4) |
Living in the same household | |
 With children | 542 (44.8) |
 With elderly | 322 (26.6) |
 Individuals with chronic diseases | 305 (25.2) |
Educational level | |
 School | 101 (8.4) |
 University | 638 (52.8) |
 Advanced degree | 470 (38.9) |
Employment status | |
 Employed | 904 (74.7) |
  General risk job | 379 (31.3) |
  Moderate risk job | 335 (27.7) |
  High-risk job | 190 (15.7) |
 Unemployed + retired | 305 (25.3) |
Comorbidities | 247 (20.4) |
 Diabetes | 46 (3.8) |
 Hypertension | 125 (10.3) |
 Cardiac conditions | 26 (2.2) |
 Malignancies | 8 (0.7) |
 Kidney and liver diseases | 11 (0.9) |
 Thromboembolic diseases | 7 (0.6) |
 Respiratory diseases | 60 (5) |
 Auto-immune diseases | 28 (2.3) |
Body Mass Index (BMI) | |
 Underweight | 52 (4.3) |
 Normal weight | 606 (50.4) |
 Overweight | 373 (31.0) |
 Obese | 171 (14.2) |
Allergies | |
 To medications | 141 (11.7) |
 To food | 160 (13.2) |
Social history | |
 Smoking | 385 (31.8) |
Previous COVID-19 infection | |
 No | 960 (79.4) |
 Yes, with mild symptoms | 109 (9.0) |
 Yes, with moderate symptoms | 114 (9.4) |
 Yes, with severe symptoms | 18 (1.2) |
Family or friend who had severe COVID-19 | 925 (76.5) |
Fear Index (over 10) | 6.35 ± 3.1 |
Attitude toward medications | |
 Don’t like to take | 174 (14.4) |
 Only when prescribed | 595 (49.2) |
 Take when needed | 440 (36.4) |
Taken or willing to take Influenza vaccine | 576 (47.6) |
Attitude toward vaccination in general | |
 In favor of vaccination | 1017(84.1) |
 Against vaccination | 102 (8.4) |
 Hesitant towards vaccination | 90 (7.4) |