Table 5.

Contrast between preventive measures and psychological distress among non-health workers during the pandemic.

	Non-Health Workers (N = 1089)					Non-Health Workers Working Away From Home (N = 492)					Non-Health Workers Working From Home (N = 597)
		GHQ					GHQ					GHQ
	M (SD)	NO	YES	Students’ T	p	M (SD)	NO	YES	Students’ T	p	M (SD)	NO	YES	Students’ T	p
Covering mouth	4.06 (0.96)	4.07 (0.94)	4.05 (0.97)	0.403	0.687	4.15 (0.90)	4.16 (0.84)	4.15 (0.93)	0.119	0.905	3.98 (1.00)	4.01 (1.00)	3.96 (0.99)	0.577	0.564
Avoid sharing utensils	4.17 (1.22)	4.18 (1.24)	4.17 (1.21)	0.195	0.845	4.26 (1.18)	4.25 (1.26)	4.26 (1.15)	−0.126	0.899	4.10 (1.24)	4.13 (1.22)	4.08 (1.26)	0.477	0.633
Washing hands with soap and water	4.67 (0.56)	4.68 (0.56)	4.67 (0.56)	0.297	0.766	4.71 (0.54)	4.74 (0.52)	4.70 (0.54)	0.801	0.424	4.63 (0.58)	4.63 (0.58)	4.64 (0.58)	−0.152	0.880
Washing hands with hydroalcoholic solution	3.08 (1.24)	2.94 (1.24)	3.15 (1.23)	−2.627	0.009	3.31 (1.21)	3.04 (1.23)	3.44 (1.17)	−3.419	0.001	2.89 (1.23)	2.87 (1.25)	2.90 (1.23)	−0.286	0.775
Washing hands after coughin, touching the nose, or sneezing	3.38 (1.14)	3.35 (3.40)	3.40 (1.14)	−0.716	0.474	3.47 (1.15)	3.47 (1.12)	3.47 (1.16)	−0.021	0.984	3.31 (1.13)	3.26 (1.15)	3.34 (1.12)	−0.815	0.415
Washing hands after touching potentially contaminated objects	4.51 (0.75)	4.52 (0.75)	4.51 (0.75)	0.080	0.937	4.48 (0.79)	4.51 (0.78)	4.47 (0.80)	0.500	0.617	4.54 (0.72)	4.52 (0.73)	4.55 (0.71)	−0.446	0.656
Wearing a mask, with or without symptoms	2.62 (1.55)	2.45 (1.51)	2.71 (1.57)	−2.622	0.009	2.79 (1.56)	2.58 (1.55)	2.89 (1.56)	−2.054	0.041	2.48 (1.53)	2.36 (1.47)	2.55 (1.57)	−1.541	0.124
Leaving at least a metre and a half away from others	4.43 (0.77)	4.45 (0.78)	4.41 (0.77)	0.777	0.437	4.41 (0.79)	4.45 (0.76)	4.39 (0.80)	0.759	0.448	4.44 (0.75)	4.46 (0.79)	4.44 (0.73)	0.315	0.753