Table 4.

Practices of participants about COVID-19 in a survey from Iran, 2020

No	Item	Always n (%)	Often n (%)	Sometimes n (%)	Rarely n (%)	Never n (%)
P1	How often do you wash or disinfect your hands?	676 (50.8)	437 (32.8)	158 (11.9)	24 (1.8)	13 (1.0)
P2	How often do you avoid touching your face and eyes with unwashed hands?	555 (41.7)	466 (35.0)	225 (16.9)	30 (2.3)	27 (2.0)
P3	How often do you use a face mask?	397 (29.8)	407 (30.6)	300 (22.5)	90 (6.8)	109 (8.2)
P4	How often do you use a face mask, paper tissue, or elbow when sneezing, coughing, or having runny nose?	470 (35.3)	517 (38.8)	224 (16.8)	60 (4.5)	31 (2.3)
P5	How often do you throw your used face masks and tissue papers in separate bags and then in a bin?	393 (29.5)	443 (33.3)	260 (19.5)	100 (7.5)	104 (7.8)
P6	How often do you regularly disinfect surfaces of personal objects and places?	335 (25.2)	461 (34.6)	315 (23.7)	111(8.3)	70 (5.3)
P7	How often do you shake hands with others?	37 (2.8)	77 (5.8)	252 (18.9)	346 (26)	583 (43.8)
P8	How often do you kiss others?	20 (1.5)	62 (4.7)	164 (12.3)	314 (23.6)	745 (56.0)
P9	How often do you hug others?	23 (1.7)	61 (4.6)	162 (12.2)	312 (23.4)	744 (55.9)
P10	How often do you keep at least 1–1.5 m distance from others?	227 (17.1)	313 (23.5)	367 (27.6)	256 (19.2)	126 (9.5)
P11	How often do you follow the news about COVID-19?	416 (31.3)	478 (35.9)	239 (18.0)	104 (7.8)	52 (3.9)
P12	How often do you try to teach other people about the prevention of getting COVID-19?	343 (25.8)	460 (34.6)	301 (22.6)	122 (9.2)	69 (5.2)
P13	How often do you or your family cook eggs or meat properly before consumption?	902 (67.8)	309 (23.2)	48 (3.6)	30 (2.3)	7 (0.5)