This archive report was first published on 3 July 2020.
Published on July 3, 2020, a survey by Trends and Insights for Africa (TIFA) has found that Nairobi residents are less worried about contracting COVID-19 compared to other Kenyans.
While 65 percent of Kenyans are anxious about contracting the disease, only 52 percent of those living in Nairobi are tense about it, according to the report.
"There are no significant differences in the propensity to test for both male and female respondents," the report notes. "However, the older respondents are more likely to test for COVID-19 and this could be attributed to the fact that they are a higher risk."
Majority of Kenyans, more than three quarters, are now 'highly likely' to go for voluntary testing for the virus if the test was offered free of charge in their neighborhood.
However, the survey reveals that stigma is a major issue, with 23 percent of individuals saying they would stigmatise recovered patients. Nonetheless, over three quarters of Kenyans would visit a recovered patient.
Higher stigma arises when it comes to children unaffected by the disease interacting with those of recovered patients, with fewer females allowing their children to play with other children from recovered patients.
