Table 2.
Precautionary Behaviour, Circumstances of Living, and Tobacco and Alcohol Consumption
| Past Suicide Attempt (n=92) | Schizophrenia (n=59) | General Population (n=260) | Χ2/F | P | |||
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| Precautionary behaviour during the pandemic | |||||||
| *How often did you go out of the house? | 2.65±1.57 | 2.42±1.42 | 2.39±1.41 | 1.14 | 0.319 | ||
| *How often did you wash your hands after coming back from outside? | 4.85±0.55 | 4.61±1.08 | 4.84±0.63 | 2.867 | 0.058 | ||
| *How often did you wear a mask when going out? | 4.91±0.47 | 4.76±0.9 | 4.87±0.63 | 1.004 | 0.367 | ||
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Circumstances of living (Before vs During Lockdown) | |||||||
| Where were you before/during the lockdown? | Before Lockdown | At Home | 93.50% | 94.90% | 79.60% | 15.57 | 0.001 |
| Another Place | 6.50% | 5.10% | 20.40% | ||||
| During Lockdown | At Home | 95.70% | 94.90% | 89.60% | 4.19 | 0.131 | |
| Another Place | 4.30% | 5.10% | 10.40% | ||||
| Change | No change/Back home/Away from home | 84/5/3 | 57/1/1 | 210/38/12 | 13.64 | 0.009 | |
| How many rooms did that place have? | Before Lockdown | 2.23±1.75 | 2.71±1.63 | 3.05±1.29 | 10.984 | 0 | |
| During Lockdown | 2.26±1.57 | 2.76±1.45 | 3.26±1.33 | 17.618 | 0 | ||
| How many people lived there together? | Before Lockdown | 4.6±2.34 | 4.69±2.18 | 3.42±1.73 | 18.557 | 0 | |
| During Lockdown | 4.61±1.97 | 4.8±2.24 | 3.71±1.79 | 12.525 | 0 | ||
| Were you living with family members only? | Before Lockdown | Yes | 80.40% | 81.40% | 82.70% | 0.826 | 0.93 |
| No | 13% | 13.60% | 13.80% | ||||
| Others were there too | 5.40% | 5.10% | 3.50% | ||||
| During Lockdown | Yes | 79.30% | 86.44% | 88.10% | 10.737 | 0.094 | |
| No | 16.30% | 10.20% | 8.50% | ||||
| Others were there too | 4.30% | 3.40% | 3.50% | ||||
| Did you feel that you were staying in a crowded situation? | Before Lockdown | Yes | 12% | 13.60% | 10% | 0.705 | 0.702 |
| No | 88% | 86.40% | 89.20% | ||||
| After Lockdown | Yes | 12% | 8.50% | 5% | 5.127 | 0.073 | |
| No | 88% | 91.50% | 94.20% | ||||
| Did you lose your job during lockdown? | Yes | 7.37% | 5.10% | 6.20% | 1.49 | 0.86 | |
| No | 90.24% | 94.90% | 91.90% | ||||
| Don’t know | 2.44% | 0 | 1.90% | ||||
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Tobacco and alcohol consumption (Before vs During Lockdown) | |||||||
| **How often do you use tobacco? | Before lockdown | 0.36±1.12 | 0.79±1.57 | 0.63±1.62 | 4.26 | 0.12 | |
| During lockdown | 0.25±0.91 | 0.71±1.52 | 0.54±1.56 | 4.14 | 0.13 | ||
| Change (decrease) | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.29 | 0.92 | ||
| ***How often do you have a drink containing alcohol? | Before lockdown | 0.21±0.64 | 0.19±0.66 | 0.49±0.86 | 6.32 | 0.002 | |
| During lockdown | 0.09±0.35 | 0.10±0.55 | 0.35±0.81 | 6.37 | 0.002 | ||
| Change in alcohol intake No change/increase/decrease | 86/0/6 | 56/0/3 | 225/5/29 | 6.37 | 0.15# | ||
*Answered on a 5 point Likert scale: 5 = Daily/Always, 4 = Usually (4-6 times a week), 3 = Often (2-3 times a week), 2 = Sometimes (Once a week), 1 = Never **Answered on a 5 point Likert scale: 4 = 4 or more times a week 3 = 2-3 times a week, 2 = 2-4 times a month, 1 = Once a month or less 0 = Never ***Answered on a 5 point Likert scale: 4 = Daily/Almost daily 3 = Weekly, 2 = Monthly, 1 = Less than monthly 0 = Never #There was no significant change in alcohol intake before and during