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. 2020 Dec 5;33:106621. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106621

Table 3.

Distribution of responses related to COVID-19 preventive behaviors.

Preventive behavior related questions Frequency Percentages
Cleaning hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water Never 87 0.9
Seldom 196 1.9
Sometimes 965 9.6
Often 3059 30.4
Almost always 5760 57.2
Practicing respiratory hygiene (covering mouth and nose with bent elbow or tissue when coughing or sneezing). Never 307 3.0
Seldom 318 3.2
Sometimes 983 9.8
Often 2036 20.2
Almost always 6423 63.8
Maintaining at least one-meter (three feet) distance from anyone who is coughing or sneezing Never 463 4.6
Seldom 1157 11.5
Sometimes 2083 20.7
Often 3322 33.0
Almost always 3042 30.2
Staying at home if feeling unwell Never 222 2.2
Seldom 365 3.6
Sometimes 856 8.5
Often 2076 20.6
Almost always 6176 61.3
Self-isolating or staying at home for seven days Not a single day 781 7.8
1 day 93 0.9
2 days 140 1.4
3 days 256 2.5
4 days 320 3.2
5 days 488 4.8
6 days 491 4.9
7 days 7498 74.5
Going outside for 15 min or more in the past 7 days Not a single day 4920 48.9
1 day 1279 12.7
2 days 1155 11.5
3 days 780 7.7
4 days 409 4.1
5 days 332 3.3
6 days 168 1.7
7 days 1024 10.2
Had face-to-face contact with another individual for 15 min or more in past seven days Not a single day 5088 50.5
1 day 1820 18.1
2 days 952 9.5
3 days 669 6.6
4 days 346 3.4
5 days 265 2.6
6 days 131 1.3
7 days 796 7.9