Table 1 Characteristics of the participants and bivariate analysis (N = 1045)

Administrative division

 Barishal

146

14.0

69.9

30.1

0.025

 Chattogram

98

9.4

81.6

18.4

 Dhaka

172

16.5

79.1

20.9

 Mymensingh

69

6.6

81.2

18.8

 Khulna

198

19.0

70.2

29.8

 Rajshahi

145

13.9

84.1

15.9

 Rangpur

161

15.4

78.3

21.7

 Sylhet

56

5.4

75.0

25.0

Age (year)

 60—69

790

75.6

77.7

22.3

0.236

  >  = 70

255

24.4

74.1

25.9

Sex

 Male

620

59.3

79.0

21.0

0.043

 Female

425

40.7

73.7

26.4

Marital status

 Married

799

76.5

77.4

22.7

0.486

 Widowed

246

23.5

75.2

24.8

Formal schooling

 No formal schooling

540

51.7

73.7

26.3

0.013

 Having formal schooling

505

48.3

80.2

19.8

Family size

  ≤ 4

347

33.2

80.1

19.9

0.077

  > 4

698

66.8

75.2

24.8

Family monthly income (BDT)

  < 5000

121

11.6

71.9

28.1

0.104

 5000–10,000

469

44.9

75.3

24.7

  > 10,000

455

43.5

79.8

20.2

Residence

 Urban

182

17.4

79.1

20.9

0.423

 Rural

863

82.6

76.4

23.6

Current occupation

 Employed

407

39.0

80.1

19.9

0.046

 Unemployed

638

61.1

74.8

25.2

Living arrangement

 Living with family

992

94.9

77.0

23.0

0.564

 Living alone

53

5.1

73.6

26.4

Walking distance to the nearest health centre

  < 30 min

581

55.6

74.2

25.8

0.023

  ≥ 30 min

464

44.4

80.2

19.8

Problem in memory or concentration

 No problem

676

64.7

78.3

21.8

0.143

 Low memory or concentration

369

35.3

74.3

25.8

Suffering from non-communicable chronic conditions

 No

447

42.8

81.4

18.6

0.002

 Yes

598

57.2

73.4

26.6

Feeling concerned about COVID-19

 Hardly

348

33.3

84.8

15.2

0.000

 Sometimes/often

697

66.7

72.9

27.1

Feeling overwhelmed by COVID-19

 Hardly

334

32.1

82.0

18.0

0.006

 Sometimes/often

706

67.9

74.4

25.6

Difficulty in getting medicine during COVID-19

 No

764

74.8

80.6

19.4

0.000

 Yes

258

25.2

65.9

34.1

Frequency of communication during COVID-19

 Same as previous

656

62.8

77.0

23.0

0.890

 Less than previous

389

37.2

76.6

23.4

Feeling isolated from others

 Hardly

718

68.7

81.1

18.9

0.000

 Sometimes/often

327

31.3

67.6

32.4

Feeling that family members are non-responsive

 No

738

70.6

77.8

22.2

0.266

 Yes

307

29.4

74.6

25.4

Feeling that they required additional care during the pandemic

 No

770

73.7

80.4

19.6

0.000

 Yes

275

26.3

66.9

33.1