Table 7.
Factor analysis.
| Statements | Rotated Component Matrix |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Component |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1 | COVID-19 is an infectious disease that is transmitted by close contact with the infected person. | .375 | .043 | −.153 | .119 | .422 | .282 | −.627 | −.060 |
| 2 | The common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, fatigue, dry cough, and body aches. | .047 | −.785 | .186 | .176 | .213 | −.217 | .343 | −.269 |
| 3 | People who are infected with the COVID-19 virus need to be isolated for at least 14 days to reduce the spread of the virus. | .248 | .328 | −.281 | −.628 | −.008 | −.155 | .343 | .060 |
| 4 | Washing hands usually helps to prevent disease transmission. | .361 | .061 | −.071 | −.342 | .166 | −.782 | −.036 | −.401 |
| 5 | We need to take the vaccine for COVID-19. | .165 | .163 | −.132 | .452 | .009 | .068 | .514 | −.068 |
| 6 | Wearing a mask is an effective way to stop the spreading of the Corona Virus (COVID-19). | .381 | .532 | .062 | −.192 | .095 | .086 | .045 | −.130 |
| 7 | Children and Adults are also affected by COVID-19. | .011 | −.167 | −.378 | .111 | .604 | .168 | −.083 | .298 |
| 8 | Isolating a person with corona symptoms stops the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). | .151 | .258 | .737 | −.016 | −.086 | .192 | −.252 | −.124 |
| 9 | Social distance can stop the spread of the Novel coronavirus (COVID-19). | .341 | .303 | .256 | .712 | .016 | .306 | .166 | −.098 |
| 10 | A strict Lockdown can be an effective measure to control the increasing transmission of COVID-19. | .449 | .232 | .133 | .662 | .048 | −.183 | .037 | −.227 |
| 11 | Not everyone affected by the COVID-19 virus will die. | .203 | .187 | .263 | .025 | .797 | −.358 | .017 | .402 |
| 12 | COVID-19 will not spread in a crowd that happens for religious purposes. | .139 | .267 | .227 | −.164 | .061 | .162 | .335 | .618 |
| 13 | The government of Bangladesh is handling the COVID-19 health crisis very successfully. | .058 | −.090 | .343 | .203 | −.399 | −.597 | −.249 | .410 |
| 14 | Self-Protection is necessary for everyone. | .335 | .670 | −.329 | −.038 | −.269 | −.113 | −.007 | .087 |
| 15 | In the last 14 days, I hardly visited any crowded place. | −.377 | −.155 | .529 | −.235 | .118 | .238 | .306 | −.002 |
| 16 | In the last 14 days, I have worn a mask while leaving home for any reason. | .617 | −.244 | .277 | −.075 | .243 | −.241 | .030 | −.012 |
| 17 | In the last 14 days, I washed my hand with hand sanitizer. | .034 | −.378 | −.042 | .030 | −.861 | .070 | .142 | .127 |
| 18 | In the last 14 days, I followed social distancing. | .096 | −.222 | −.299 | .784 | −.232 | .105 | −.069 | .092 |
| 19 | In the last 14 days, I stayed home and followed the lockdown. | .695 | −.277 | −.074 | −.006 | −.037 | −.011 | .020 | .139 |
| 20 | In the last 14 days, I refrained from shaking hands with anyone. | .484 | −.324 | .740 | −.391 | −.122 | .306 | .157 | −.039 |
| 21 | In the last 14 days, I avoided these people who had symptoms suggestive of COVID-19. | .149 | .009 | .275 | −.255 | .006 | .223 | −.654 | −.060 |
Cronbach’s alpha =.706; KMO =.579; Chi-square = 190.523; p = .000; 60.2% variance explained by the eight components.