The behavior of tunisians during the lockdown of COVID-19

Abstract

Introduction

The general confinement in Tunisia in the covid-19 pandemic is a new event for the Tunisian society with economic, social and psychological repercussions.

Objectives

To evaluate the behavior of Tunisians during the general confinement of 2020.

Methods

descriptive and analytical study through a questionnaire sent online under the model of “google forms”.

Results

Our sample is composed of 500 people, mostly women, with an average age of about 40 years, an average to good economic level, and a secondary and higher education level. In the Tunisian family, the most discussed topic during the lockdown is the covid-19 and its evolution in the world and the country. The most avoided subject is the behavior of neighbors. The Tunisian’s main sources of information on covid-19 are television and social networks. The behavior most adopted to avoid contamination is hand washing. Only 2/3 of the group applied the measures announced by the government. A quarter of our sample spent more than 5 hours in front of the computer screen or smartphone. During confinement the most important behaviors are smoking, eating, doing nothing and playing cards. Only 10% of our sample have plans for next year.

Conclusions

For our sample, covid-19 has greatly transformed the behavior in daily life which has become dominated by anxiety and fear of contamination.