Table 3.
Recommendations to avoid COVID-19 according to the World Health Organization and information about them available on the internet according to their country of publication.
| Recommendation, type of authorship | Available, n (%) | Unavailable, n (%) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | |
| Wash your hands frequently (available n=65, unavailable n=15) | |||||
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Spain | 27 (42) | 1 (7) | 9.82 (1.14-84.61) | .03 |
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Switzerland | 4 (6) | 2 (13) | 0.73 (0.11-4.77) | >.99 |
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Others | 12 (19) | 4 (27) | 1.09 (0.27-4.39) | >.99 |
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United States | 22 (34) | 8 (53) | 1 | —a |
| Cover your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze (available n=54, unavailable n=26) | |||||
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Spain | 24 (44) | 4 (15) | 4.59 (1.27-16.53) | .02 |
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Switzerland | 4 (7) | 2 (8) | 1.53 (0.24-9.68) | >.99 |
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Others | 9 (17) | 7 (27) | 0.98 (0.29-3.34) | .98 |
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United States | 17 (32) | 13 (50) | 1 | — |
| Maintain at least 1 meter distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing (available n=56, unavailable n=24) | |||||
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Spain | 22 (39) | 6 (25) | 1.57 (0.48-5.18) | .46 |
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Switzerland | 4 (7) | 2 (8) | 0.86 (0.13-5.55) | >.99 |
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Others | 9 (16) | 7 (29) | 0.55 (0.16-1.94) | .36 |
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United States | 21 (38) | 9 (38) | 1 | — |
| Avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth (available n=44, unavailable n=36) | |||||
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Spain | 13 (30) | 15 (42) | 0.43 (0.15-1.25) | .12 |
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Switzerland | 3 (7) | 3 (8) | 0.50 (0.09-2.94) | .65 |
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Others | 8 (18) | 8 (22) | 0.50 (0.15-1.73) | .28 |
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United States | 20 (46) | 10 (28) | 1 | — |
| If you develop fever, cough, and difficulty breathing, seek medical advice (call and tell your provider of any recent travel; available n=37, unavailable n=43) | |||||
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Spain | 19 (51) | 9 (21) | 3.17 (1.08-9.31) | .04 |
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Switzerland | 4 (11) | 2 (5) | 3.00 (0.47-19.04) | .37 |
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Others | 2 (5) | 14 (33) | 0.21 (0.04-1.12) | .09 |
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United States | 12 (32) | 18 (42) | 1 | — |
| Stay home if you feel unwell (available n=26, unavailable n=54) | |||||
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Spain | 6 (23) | 22 (41) | 0.31 (0.09-0.99) | .045 |
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Switzerland | 2 (8) | 4 (7) | 0.57 (0.09-3.61) | .67 |
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Others | 4 (15) | 12 (22) | 0.38 (0.09-1.46) | .21 |
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United States | 14 (54) | 16 (30) | 1 | — |
| Wear a mask if you are coughing or sneezing (available n=39, unavailable n=41) | |||||
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Spain | 13 (33) | 15 (37) | 0.66 (0.24-1.87) | .44 |
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Switzerland | 3 (8) | 3 (7) | 0.77 (0.13-4.43) | >.99 |
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Others | 6 (15) | 10 (24) | 0.46 (0.13-1.59) | .22 |
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United States | 17 (44) | 13 (32) | 1 | — |
| If you are healthy, wear a mask if you are taking care of a person with suspected COVID-19b (available n=37, unavailable n=43) | |||||
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Spain | 11 (30) | 17 (40) | 0.57 (0.19-1.61) | .29 |
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Switzerland | 3 (8) | 3 (7) | 0.88 (0.15-5.05) | >.99 |
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Others | 7 (19) | 9 (21) | 0.68 (0.20-2.31) | .54 |
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United States | 16 (43) | 14 (33) | 1 | — |
aNot available.
bCOVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019.