Table 2.

Observed compliance with individual protective measures

	Adherence to COVID-19 prevention behaviors
Health Facilities	- Five sites included an observation session of a health centre in the neighbourhood. - Social distancing and individual protective measures such as mask-wearing and refraining from physical greetings were rarely implemented. - Persons wearing masks tend to remove them once they leave the health facility. - Most health professionals did not wear face masks or protective equipment or observe physical distancing.
Pharmacies	- Three sites included an observation session in a local pharmacy. - Physical distancing between customers was rarely observed. - Wearing of face coverings and avoidance of physical contact were rare among costumers - Mask-wearing was fairly common among pharmacists.
Places of worship	- All six sites included observation in a local mosque. - Few worshipers wore face masks, and few brought their prayer mats. - In all mosques, worshipers did not observe physical distancing during prayers and stood in lines shoulder to shoulder. - The majority of worshipers did not abstain from physical greetings.
Public Transportation	- All six sites included observation during a public bus trip. - Very few passengers wore face masks, whereas none of the drivers wore face masks. - No physical greetings were observed. - Physical distancing was not observed in all sites, with some passengers sharing seats. - In two of the sites, the bus station was overcrowded
Public markets	- All six sites included an observation session of a local public market. - Physical distancing between customers was rarely observed. - Wearing face coverings was rare (most wearers were women who covered their face using their traditional dress ‘toub’, and a few wore medical face masks). - Avoidance of physical contact was rare among customers and vendors. - Markets were crowded.
Bakeries	- All six sites included an observation session of a local bakery. - There were long queues of customers for hours. - Physical distancing was not observed in all sites, and it was rare to find customers wearing a mask or using hand sanitizer. - No avoidance of physical greetings.