TABLE 3.
Self-reported adherence to advice during the pandemic
| Type of advice | Male (n = 146) |
Female (n = 210) |
P-value | ||
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Medical advice | |||||
| Washed hands often and thoroughly | 107 | 73 | 182 | 87 | <0.01 |
| Used hand disinfection several times daily | 38 | 26 | 73 | 35 | 0.080 |
| Coughed into elbow | 75 | 51 | 135 | 64 | 0.015 |
| Used paper tissues | 50 | 34 | 115 | 55 | <0.01 |
| Kept distance from people | 106 | 73 | 164 | 78 | 0.234 |
| Used gloves when in contact with other persons | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.385 |
| Wore facemask | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0.417 |
| Folk remedy | |||||
| Stopped shaking hands | 27 | 18 | 44 | 21 | 0.568 |
| Drank more than normal | 62 | 42 | 130 | 62 | <0.01 |
| None of above/did not follow any advice | 12 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0.121 |
N = 356, one case missing.