Table 4.

The association between perception variables and behavioural adherence.

Items	m (SD)a	Odds ratio (95% CI)	Adjusted odds ratiob (95% CI)
1.I believe there is currently a high risk of catching COVID-19 in the shops I go to	3.76 (0.10)	0.83 (0.71–0.98)	0.83 (0.70–0.98)
2.I think that if I catch COVID-19, it will have major consequences for my life	3.74 (1.12)	0.87 (0.75–0.10)	0.86 (0.74–0.99)
3.I think that the media have overexaggerated the risks of catching COVID-19	3.01 (1.24)	0.99 (0.87–1.12)	1.01 (0.89–1.15)
4.In my opinion, this COVID-19 pandemic is going to continue for a long time	3.68 (0.92)	1.03 (0.87–1.23)	1.04 (0.87–1.24)
5.Overall, the information I have heard about COVID-19 has been clear	3.98 (0.89)	0.69 (0.57–0.83)	0.68 (0.57–0.83)

COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; CI, confidence interval; mean (m); standard deviation (SD).

^aItems scored from 1 to 5 with higher scores indicative of greater agreement.

^bAdjusting for sex, age, working status, educational level and the presence of a chronic illness.