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. 2024 Sep;58(3):198–206. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v58i3.4

Table 2.

Risk Perception towards COVID-19

Perception Strongly Agree n (%) Agree n (%) Neutral n (%) Disagree n (%) Strongly Disagree n (%)
At risk of being infected with COVID-19 while attending clinic in UITH 84 (21.0) 177 (44.3) 61 (15.3) 73 (18.2) 5 (1.2)
Likely to become sick with the new COVID-19 48 (12.0) 130 (32.5) 87 (21.8) 116 (29.0) 19 (4.7)
Use of facemask can prevent infection with COVID-19 106 (26.5) 228 (57.0) 44 (11.0) 18 (4.5) 4 (1.0)
Regular washing of hands with water and soap can prevent infection with COVID-19 128 (32.0) 231 (58.8) 33 (8.2) 6 (1.5) 2 (0.5)
Not sitting close to people can prevent COVID-19 105 (26.3) 206 (51.5) 60 (15.0) 22 (5.5) 7 (1.7)
Can contract COVID-19 if no preventive measure is taken 93 (23.2) 200 (50.0) 72 (18.0) 29 (7.3) 6 (1.5)