Table 2.
Behaviours among the three studied groups during COVID-19 pandemic (n = 277).
| %(n) | MS patients (n = 115) | MS caregivers (n = 33) | Controls (n = 129) | Test of significance p-value |
| Behaviours (Following basic preventive measures against COVID-19 infection) | ||||
| Staying at home | Monte Carlo test | |||
| Not at all | 2.6(3) | 0.0(0) | 2.3(3) | X2MC=2.022 P = 0.747 |
| To little extent | 24.3(28) | 21.2(7) | 18.8(24) | |
| To great extent | 73.0(84) | 78.8(26) | 78.9(101) | |
| Wearing face mask on getting out | Chi Square test | |||
| Not at all | 36.5(42) | 42.4(14) | 40.6(52) | X2=6.519 P = 0.164 |
| To little extent | 31.3(36) | 12.1(4) | 31.3(40) | |
| To great extent | 32.2(37) | 45.5(15) | 28.1(37) | |
| Wearing gloves on getting out | Chi Square test | |||
| Not at all | 49.6(57) | 42.4(14) | 57.0(73) | X2=4.280 P = 0.369 |
| To little extent | 25.2(29) | 27.3(9) | 25.8(33) | |
| To great extent | 25.2(29) | 30.3(10) | 17.2(22) | |
| Avoiding crowd/keeping a social distance of at least one meter | Chi Square test | |||
| Not at all | 6.1(7) | 6.1(2) | 1.6(2) | X2=5.674 P = 0.225 |
| To little extent | 32.2(37) | 21.2(7) | 27.3(35) | |
| To great extent | 61.7(71) | 72.7(24) | 71.1(91) | |
| Frequent hand washing | Chi Square test | |||
| To little extent | 4.3(5) | 9.1(3) | 5.5(7) | X2=1.123 P = 0.570 |
| To great extent | 95.7(110) | 90.9(30) | 94.5(121) | |
| Median | 20.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | |
| Min.-Max. | 0–42 | 0–38 | 0–32 | |