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. 2020 Jul 3;7:384. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00384

Table 2.

Non-pharmaceutical intervention performance frequency and belief level.

Performed in last week, frequency, n (%) Slows the Spread of COVID-19, level of agreement, n (%)
NPI Always Most of the time Sometimes Rarely Never Completely agree Agree Unsure Disagree Disagree completely
Hand washing 776 (77.2) 188 (18.7) 29 (2.9) 9 (0.9) 3 (0.3) 871 (86.7) 124 (12.3) 9 (0.9) 0 (0) 1 (0.1)
Hand sanitizer 355 (35.6) 192 (19.3) 222 (22.3) 95 (9.5) 132 (13.3) 722 (71.9) 224 (22.3) 45 (4.5) 7 (0.7) 6 (0.6)
Avoiding handshakes 875 (87.2) 67 (6.7) 42 (4.2) 9 (0.9) 10 (1.0) 819 (81.9) 164 (16.4) 13 (1.3) 2 (0.2) 2 (0.2)
Tissue/ elbow sneeze 749 (74.6) 170 (16.9) 50 (5.0) 19 (1.9) 16 (1.6) 793 (78.9) 189 (18.9) 20 (2.0) 2 (0.2) 1 (0.1)
Avoiding face touching 247 (24.6) 356 (35.4) 282 (28.1) 86 (8.6) 34 (3.4) 748 (74.6) 207 (20.7) 42 (4.2) 5 (0.5) 1 (0.1)
Disinfecting surfaces 347 (34.7) 293 (29.3) 242 (24.2) 67 (6.7) 52 (5.2) 745 (74.2) 223 (22.2) 28 (2.8) 5 (0.5) 3 (0.3)
Wearing mask 71 (7.1) 40 (4.0) 95 (9.5) 109 (10.9) 687 (68.6) 420 (41.9) 234 (23.4) 221 (22.1) 89 (8.9) 38 (3.8)
Wearing eye protection 77 (7.7) 45 (4.5) 65 (6.5) 102 (10.2) 709 (71.0) 360 (35.9) 187 (18.6) 307 (30.6) 106 (10.6) 43 (4.3)
Social distancing 736 (73.3) 215 (21.4) 35 (3.5) 12 (1.2) 6 (0.6) 856 (85.9) 123 (12.3) 12 (1.2) 3 (0.3) 3 (0.3)
Avoiding travel 767 (76.6) 171 (17.1) 44 (4.4) 7 (0.7) 12 (1.2) 835 (83.1) 147 (14.6) 19 (1.9) 1 (0.1) 3 (0.3)
Required to stay at home/ quarantine 582 (58.0) 318 (31.7) 64 (6.4) 22 (2.2) 18 (1.8) 846 (84.4) 135 (13.5) 18 (1.8) 0 (0) 4 (0.4)

All performance-belief pairs were associated significantly (p < 0.001).