Table 4

The respondents perception of government and institution response to COVID 19 pandemic in Nigeria by sex and age-group

Government/institutionRespondents COVID-19 response perception ratingP value
PoorAverageGoodPoorAverageGood
MaleFemale
The Presidency (N=487)167 (59.6)80 (61.5)56 (72.7113 (40.4)50 (38.5)21 (27.30.05
Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (N=491)130 (57.8)112 (66.7)62 (63.3)95 (42.2)56 (33.3)36 (36.7)0.19
Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) (N=490)128 (56.6)115 (70.1)60 (60.0)98 (43.4)49 (29.9)40 (40.0)0.23
Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) (N=492)104 (58.8)102 (65.0)99 (62.7)73 (41.2)55 (35.0)59 (37.3)0.44
Less than 40 years40 years and above
The Presidency (N=487)126 (45.0)51 (39.2)25 (32.5)154 (55.0)79 (60.8)56 (72.7)0.03
Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (N=491)98 (43.6)70 (41.7)35 (35.7)127 (56.4)98 (58.3)63 (64.3)0.21
FMOH (N=490)92 (40.7)73 (44.5)38 (38)134 (59.3)61 (55.5)62 (62.0)0.83
NCDC (N=492)68 (78.4)70 (44.6)66 (41.8)109 (61.6)87 (55.4)92 (58.2)0.51