Table 2 Attitude and behaviour regarding COVID among the studied groups (n = 360)
Protective attitude/behavior | Cases (n = 180) | Controls (n = 180) | a Test | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | No (%) | |||
Staying at home helps | ||||
No | 18 (10%) | 9 (5%) | 3.246 | 0.197 |
Yes | 98 (54.4%) | 103 (57.2%) | ||
Maybe | 64 (35.6%) | 68 (37.8%) | ||
Wearing masks helps | ||||
No | b52 (28.9%) | 20 (11.1%) | 19.85 | < 0.001** |
Yes | 57 (31.7%) | 85 (47.2%) | ||
Maybe | 71 (39.4%) | 75 (41.7%) | ||
Wearing gloves helps | ||||
No | b79 (43.9%) | 44 (24.4%) | 18.16 | <0.001** |
Yes | 36 (20%) | 64 (35.6%) | ||
Maybe | 65 (36.1%) | 72 (40%) | ||
Washing hands helps | ||||
No | 3 (1.7%) | 1 (0.6%) | 10.46 | 0.005* |
Yes | b129 (71.7%) | 154 (85.6%) | ||
Maybe | 48 (26.7%) | 25 (13.9%) | ||
c dHealthy diet and exercises help | ||||
No | 21 (11.7%) | 16 (8.9%) | 1.071 | 0.585 |
c dYes | 95 (52.8%) | 103 (57.2%) | ||
cMay be | 64 (35.6%) | 61 (33.9%) | ||
cGoing outdoors | ||||
cNever | 48 (26.7%) | 24 (13.3%) | 12.64 | 0.002* |
cOnly for necessities | b113 (62.8%) | 143 (79.4%) | ||
Go out freely | 19 (10.6%) | 13 (7.2%) | ||
Wearing mask outdoors | ||||
Never | 66 (36.7%) | 54 (30%) | 11.82 | 0.019* |
Few times | b28 (15.6%) | 44 (24.4%) | ||
Most of the time | 31 (17.2%) | 43 (23.9%) | ||
Always | 22 (12.2%) | 22 (12.2%) | ||
I do not go out | b33 (18.3%) | 17 (9.4%) | ||
Wearing gloves outdoors | ||||
Never | b90 (50%) | 70 (38.9%) | 19.33 | 0.001** |
Few times | b21 (11.7%) | 41 (22.8%) | ||
Most of the time | 20 (11.1%) | 27 (15%) | ||
Always | 14 (7.8%) | 25 (13.9%) | ||
I do not go out | 35 (19.4%) | 17 (9.4%) | ||
dStaying in your room | ||||
dMove freely at home | 133 (73.9%) | 134 (74.4%) | 10.11 | 0.018* |
A bit of time | b19 (10.6%) | 33 (18.3%) | ||
Most of time | 26 (14.4%) | 13 (7.2%) | ||
All of time | 2 (1.1%) | 0.0 (00%) | ||
Frequency of washing hands | ||||
Less than 5 times | 31 (17.2%) | 26 (14.4%) | 1.942 | 0.379 |
5 to 10 times | 97 (53.9%) | 90 (50%) | ||
More than 10 times | 52 (28.9%) | 64 (35.6%) | ||