Table 4.
Practices of the participants toward COVID-19
| All (N = 1,012), % (N) | Health-related majors (N = 481), % (N) | Non–health-related majors (N = 531), % (N) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you cover your nose and mouth with elbow or tissue when coughing and sneezing? | |||||
| Yes | 95.5 (966)* | 96.7 (465) | 94.4 (501) | 0.07 | |
| No | 4.5 (46) | 3.3 (16) | 5.6 (30) | ||
| Do you throw away the used tissue into the bin? | |||||
| Yes | 96.2 (974)* | 97.1 (467) | 95.5 (507) | 0.18 | |
| No | 3.8 (38) | 2.9 (14) | 4.5 (24) | ||
| When do you wash your hands? | |||||
| When you come back home | 92.3 (934)* | 92.9 (447) | 91.7 (487) | 0.47 | |
| After toilet | 90.0 (911)* | 94.6 (455) | 85.9 (456) | < 0.001 | |
| After touching doorknobs or elevator buttons | 85.5 (865)* | 85.2 (410) | 85.7 (455) | 0.84 | |
| Before eating | 87.1 (881)* | 89.4 (430) | 84.9 (451) | 0.03 | |
| After touching the personal items of someone who has a cough and/or cold | 84.0 (850)* | 83.6 (402) | 84.4 (448) | 0.73 | |
| After shaking hands with others | 75.5 (764)* | 73.4 (353) | 77.4 (411) | 0.14 | |
| Before touching eyes or nose | 62.0 (627)* | 61.5 (296) | 62.3 (331) | 0.79 | |
| Do you use soap in hand washing? | |||||
| Yes | 99.4 (1,006)* | 99.2 (477) | 99.6 (529) | 0.35 | |
| No | 0.6 (6) | 0.8 (4) | 0.4 (2) | ||
| Do you wash your hands before sleeping? | |||||
| Yes | 74.2 (751) | 72.8 (350) | 75.5 (401) | 0.32 | |
| No | 25.8 (261)* | 27.2 (131) | 24.5 (130) | ||
| How much time do you spend washing your hands? (seconds) | |||||
| Less than 10 | 15.5 (157) | 12.1 (58) | 18.6 (99) | 0.015 | |
| 10–20 | 63.8 (646) | 66.7 (321) | 61.2 (325) | ||
| More than 20 | 20.7 (209)* | 21.2 (102) | 20.2 (107) | ||
| Do you use disinfectant, disposable wipes or hand gel to wash your hands? | |||||
| Yes | 86.2 (872)* | 86.1 (414) | 86.3 (458) | 0.93 | |
| No | 13.8 (140) | 13.9 (67) | 13.7 (73) | ||
| Do you use a face mask? | |||||
| Yes | 90.4 (915)* | 88.4 (425) | 92.3 (490) | 0.034 | |
| No | 9.6 (97) | 11.6 (56) | 7.7 (41) | ||
| When do you use a face mask? | |||||
| At crowded areas | 71.3 (722) | 74.2 (357) | 68.7 (365) | 0.05 | |
| Always wearing face mask | 46.8 (474) | 39.7 (191) | 53.3 (283) | < 0.001 | |
| When having fever, cough, or runny nose | 41.6 (421) | 45.3 (218) | 38.2 (203) | 0.02 | |
| Do you avoid going to crowded places? | |||||
| Yes | 98.3 (995)* | 99.4 (478) | 97.4 (517) | 0.013 | |
| No | 1.7 (17) | 0.6 (3) | 2.6 (14) | ||
| Do you practice social distancing? | |||||
| Yes | 95.4 (965)* | 97.7 (470) | 93.2 (495) | 0.001 | |
| No | 4.6 (47) | 2.3 (11) | 6.8 (36) | ||
| Do you avoid contact with COVID-19–infected case? | |||||
| Yes | 99.5 (1,007)* | 99.8 (480) | 99.2 (527) | 0.21 | |
| No | 0.5 (5) | 0.2 (1) | 0.8 (4) | ||
| Do you avoid touching or shaking hands? | |||||
| Yes | 94.2 (953)* | 95.2 (458) | 93.2 (495) | 0.17 | |
| No | 5.8 (59) | 4.8 (23) | 6.8 (36) | ||
| If you have flu symptoms, do you avoid contact with other people? | |||||
| Yes | 90.4 (915)* | 91.5 (440) | 89.5 (475) | 0.27 | |
| No | 9.6 (97) | 8.5 (41) | 10.5 (56) | ||
| Would you seek medical advice if you experience any symptoms of COVID-19 disease? | |||||
| Yes | 96.0 (972)* | 95.4 (459) | 96.6 (513) | 0.33 | |
| No | 4.0 (40) | 4.6 (22) | 3.4 (18) | ||
| Practices score (total is 20; 0 = 0% and 20 = 100%) | 85.6 ± 11.8 | 86.04 ± 11.37 | 85.25 ± 12.21 | 0.62 | |
*
Low-risk practice.