Table 4.

Percentage of change in attitudes about COVID-19 disease and its preventive measures from baseline to post-3 months (Spain, May 2022 until July 2023).

Items and values	Total (n = 118)	Household contacts with higher risk of severe COVID-19 (n = 66)	Household contacts without risk of severe COVID-19 (n = 52)	Household contacts with previous infection (n = 50)	Household contacts without previous infection (n = 68)
I consider myself susceptible to developing a severe disease if I become ill with COVID-19
At baseline, %	45.8	24.2	73.1	42.0	48.5
Post-3 months follow up, %	41.5	13.6	76.9	46.0	38.2
% change	−4.3	−10.6	3.8	4.0	−10.3
p-value	0.512	0.120	0.651	0.687	0.121
I consider that my inner circle has complied with the preventive measures to avoid becoming ill with COVID-19
At baseline, %	86.4	86.4	86.5	80.0	91.2
Post-3 months follow up, %	93.2	95.5	90.4	90.0	95.6
% change	6.8	9.1	3.9	10.0	4.4
p-value	0.085	0.069	0.539	0.162	0.303
I consider that my inner circle has complied with the vaccination recommendations given by the health authorities
At baseline, %	92.4	89.4	96.2	90.0	94.1
Post-3 months follow up, %	89.0	86.4	92.3	88.0	89.7
% change	−3.4	−3.0	−3.9	−2.0	−4.4
p-value	0.371	0.594	0.400	0.749	0.345
I consider that it is better to develop immunity by getting sick with COVID-19 than by getting vaccinated
At baseline, %	51.7	51.5	51.9	50.0	52.9
Post-3 months follow up, %	56.8	60.6	51.9	50.0	61.8
% change	5.1	9.1	0.0	0.0	8.9
p-value	0.433	0.294	1.000	1.000	0.300
It is convenient for the general population to wear a facemask correctly (covering the nose and mouth) to prevent COVID-19 in crowded closed environments
At baseline, %	95.8	97.0	94.2	96.0	95.6
Post-3 months follow up, %	89.8	87.9	92.3	90.0	89.7
% change	−6.0	−9.1	−1.9	−6.0	−5.9
p-value	0.078	0.048	0.696	0.240	0.189
I consider that COVID-19 had a negative influence on my daily life
At baseline, %	56.8	60.6	51.9	46.0	64.7
Post-3 months follow up, %	44.1	54.5	30.8	28.0	55.9
% change	−12.7	−6.1	−21.1	−18.0	−8.8
p-value	0.051	0.481	0.029	0.062	0.295