Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population in Panama, 2020

n%
Sexn=960
 Female56358.6
 Male39741.4
Gendern=960
 Cis-woman52654.8
 Cis-man36638.1
 Non-binary/another gender687.1
Age
 Median (28, IQR: 23–37)n=960
 18–2328029.2
 24–2820521.4
 29–3724625.6
 38 and above22923.8
Place of residencen=958
 Capital city, large or medium city65668.5
 Rural town, community or comarcal town30231.5
Number of children
 Median (0, IQR: 0–1)n=960
 064166.8
 1–225026.0
 3 and more697.2
Highest completed level of educationn=957
 Secondary or lower12713.3
 Some university28930.2
 Postsecondary (university completed)54156.5
Ethnic groupn=957
 Mixed*53155.5
 Afro-descendant10110.6
 White21222.2
 Asian161.7
 Indigenous9710.1
Successful following of COVID-19 measuresn=957
 Not at all or only some757.8
 Mostly or strictly follow them88292.2
Have you been in strict confinement due to COVID-19?n=955
 No81785.5
 Yes13814.5
SARS-CoV-2 testn=956
 Never77581.1
 Yes and positive at least once262.7
 Yes and always been negative15516.2
Including yourself, how many people do you live with?
 Median 3 people (IQR: 2–4)n=943
 0333.5
 111812.5
 223324.7
 3–443946.6
 5 or more12012.7
Change in employmentn=935
 No change in what I do or going to work18319.6
 Work from home part-time or full time44847.9
 Lost work or without work before and during COVID-19 measures30432.5
Household monthly income since COVID-19 startedn=926
 US$0–US$49927329.5
 US$500–US$99917619.0
 US$1000–US$200020622.3
 US$2001–US$500019521.1
 US$5001 and higher768.2
Changes in household economic situation since COVID-19 startedn=953
 Household economics got worse48350.7
 No changes in household economics44546.7
 Household economics got better252.6
Weekly alcohol use during COVID-19 social distancingn=932
 Decreased42745.8
 The same34937.4
 Increased15616.7
Sexual orientationn=938
 Heterosexual67972.4
 Bisexual737.8
 Gay or lesbian909.6
 Asexual, pansexual, queer, questioning, another gender9610.2
  • *Mixed ethnicity is mixed Indigenous/European/Afro-descendant/Asian ancestry.