Table 2. Factor loadings for health literacy and beliefs related to infection control for COVID-19.
| Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 | Factor 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‘Excessive efficacy of infection control measures’, | ||||
| If the PCR test is negative, there is no need to worry about the new coronavirus disease at all | 0.68 | −0.22 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
| If you take an antibody test, you do not need to take a PCR test | 0.65 | −0.19 | −0.07 | 0.04 |
| Infection can be completely prevented with measures such as masks and face shields | 0.55 | −0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Influenza vaccine can be expected to prevent severe cardiovascular disease in new coronaviruses | 0.47 | 0.10 | 0.07 | −0.02 |
| PCR testing is the only correct test for novel coronavirus disease | 0.46 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.10 |
| Supine therapy (treatment with time spent lying on the stomach) is effective in the treatment of severely ill patients | 0.44 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.00 |
| Gargles (e.g., Isodine) are effective | 0.42 | 0.08 | 0.04 | −0.07 |
| Sodium hypochlorite is effective against novel coronaviruses | 0.35 | 0.16 | 0.06 | −0.08 |
| Treatment methods have been established to some extent in the medical field, preventing severe cases | 0.32 | 0.26 | −0.06 | −0.07 |
| Summer involves less susceptibility to novel coronavirus, while winter involves more susceptibility to novel coronavirus | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.00 |
| ‘Efficacy of vaccines and infection control’, | ||||
| Routine ventilation is necessary | −0.31 | 0.59 | 0.19 | 0.09 |
| Vaccine can prevent severe illness after infection | 0.11 | 0.51 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| Vaccines for novel coronavirus are being researched and developed at a faster pace than usual | −0.08 | 0.50 | 0.04 | −0.08 |
| Japan’s PCR testing practices are correct | 0.19 | 0.50 | −0.43 | 0.14 |
| Vaccine is effective in preventing the onset of disease after infection | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| ‘Dissatisfaction of PCR testing system and vaccines’, | ||||
| PCR testing is intentionally suppressed | 0.14 | −0.12 | 0.64 | −0.01 |
| PCR testing is not readily available | −0.02 | 0.13 | 0.61 | 0.10 |
| PCR testing should be performed on all | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.50 | 0.07 |
| Vaccine for the novel coronavirus has serious side effects | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.33 | 0.14 |
| ‘Inefficacy of therapeutic drugs’, | ||||
| Avigan is ineffective | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.50 |
| Drugs such as Avigan, Lemdecivir, and steroids have been used in severely ill patients and are effective | 0.20 | 0.37 | 0.04 | −0.46 |
| Inner-factor correlation F1; | — | 0.29 | 0.03 | −0.08 |
| F2 | — | 0.25 | −0.34 | |
| F3 | — | −0.12 | ||
| F4 | — | |||
Notes.
*
Factor loadings with an absolute value of 0.3 or higher are shown in bold. Items with the highest factor loadings were sorted. *The Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin measure of sampling adequacy = 0.83.