Table 3.
Self-sufficiency in personal protective products, exposure to information from different sources, and risk perceptions (total sample = 1138).
| Variablea | N (Weighted %) | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Store of Infection Control Supplies for 1 month | ||
| Insufficient masks | 120 (10.6) | 8.8–12.4 |
| Insufficient alcohol-based handrubs | 42 (3.6) | 2.6–4.7 |
| Insufficient sterilizing products | 31 (2.7) | 1.8–3.6 |
| Usage of COVID-19 Information Source (No/Sometimes/Frequently) | ||
| Governmental press conference | 227 (19.9)/600 (52.7)/312 (27.4) | 17.7–22.4/49.8–55.7/24.8–30.1 |
| Health organization (eg, World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) | 439 (38.5)/528 (46.4)/171 (15.0) | 35.7–41.5/43.5–49.3/13.0–17.2 |
| Press conference hosted by health professionals | 246 (21.6)/621 (54.6)/271 (23.8) | 19.3–0.2/51.6–57.5/21.4–26.4 |
| Information disseminated at workplace | 437 (38.4)/501 (44.1)/200 (17.6) | 35.6–41.3/41.1–47.0/15.4–19.9 |
| Conventional media (eg, Newspapers) | 37 (3.3)/396 (34.8)/705 (62.0) | 2.3–4.5/32.0–37.7/59.1–64.8 |
| Social media | 62 (5.5)/401 (35.3)/674 (59.3) | 4.2–6.9/32.5–38.1/56.3–62.1 |
| Risk Perceptions on COVID-19 | ||
| Worrying about own self being infected (Somewhat, Much, or Very much) | 607 (53.4) | 50.4–56.3 |
| Worrying about family members being infected (Somewhat, Much, or Very much) | 664 (58.4) | 55.4–61.2 |
| Confidence in self-protection against COVID-19 (Somewhat, Much, or Very much) | 770 (67.6) | 64.9–70.4 |
| Confidence in health professionals against COVID-19 (Somewhat, Much, or Very much) | 945 (83.0) | 80.7–85.2 |
| Confidence in government to control the outbreak (Somewhat, Much, or Very much) | 427 (37.5) | 34.7–40.4 |
Abbreviations: N, number; CI, confidence interval; COVID-19, Coronavirus Disease 2019.
a
Data presented in Number (Weighted Percentage) with 95% confidence interval.