Table 2.
Adherence to preventive measures
| Haut-Katanga (n=425) | Kasai-Central (n=903) | Kasai-Oriental (n=619) | Kinshasa (n=830) | Nord-Kivu (n=491) | Total (n=3268) | |
| Physical distancing 1.5–2 m, n (%) | ||||||
| No | 338 (79.5) | 359 (39.8) | 442 (71.4) | 166 (20.0) | 59 (12.0) | 1364 (41.7) |
| Yes | 87 (20.5) | 544 (60.2) | 177 (28.6) | 664 (80.0) | 432 (88.0) | 1904 (58.3) |
| Use of face mask, n (%) | ||||||
| No | 348 (81.9) | 806 (89.3) | 515 (83.2) | 43 (5.2) | 77 (15.7) | 1789 (54.7) |
| Yes | 71 (16.7) | 41 (4.5) | 87 (14.1) | 764 (92.0) | 389 (79.2) | 1352 (41.4) |
| NA* | 6 (1.4) | 56 (6.2) | 17 (2.7) | 23 (2.8) | 25 (5.1) | 127 (3.9) |
| Coughing or sneezing in the crease of the elbow, n (%) | ||||||
| No | 315 (74.1) | 223 (24.7) | 372 (60.1) | 153 (18.4) | 71 (14.5) | 1134 (34.7) |
| Yes | 110 (25.9) | 680 (75.3) | 247 (39.9) | 677 (81.6) | 420 (85.5) | 2134 (65.3) |
| Coughing by covering mouth/nose with a disposable handkerchief, n (%) | ||||||
| No | 323 (76.0) | 863 (95.6) | 510 (82.4) | 279 (33.6) | 106 (21.6) | 2081 (63.7) |
| Yes | 102 (24.0) | 40 (4.4) | 109 (17.6) | 551 (66.4) | 385 (78.4) | 1187 (36.3) |
| Temperature measurement, n (%) | ||||||
| No | 350 (82.4) | 845 (93.6) | 514 (83.0) | 525 (63.3) | 164 (33.4) | 2398 (73.4) |
| Yes | 75(17.6) | 58 (6.4) | 105 (17.0) | 305 (36.7) | 327 (66.6) | 870 (26.6) |
| Regular handwashing, n (%) | ||||||
| No | 243 (57.2) | 39 (4.3) | 133 (21.5) | 44 (5.3) | 42 (8.6) | 501 (15.3) |
| Yes | 182 (42.8) | 864 (95.7) | 486 (78.5) | 786 (94.7) | 449 (91.4) | 2767 (84.7) |
| Use of alcohol-based hand sanitiser, n (%) | ||||||
| No | 82 (19.3) | 848 (93.9) | 308 (49.8) | 224 (27.0) | 111 (22.6) | 1573 (48.1) |
| Yes | 343 (80.7) | 55 (6.1) | 311 (50.2) | 606 (73.0) | 380 (77.4) | 1695 (51.9) |
| Avoid touching mouth, eyes and nose, n (%) | ||||||
| No | 337 (79.3) | 287 (31.8) | 420 (67.9) | 239 (28.8) | 105 (21.4) | 1388 (42.5) |
| Yes | 88 (20.7) | 616 (68.2) | 199 (32.1) | 591 (71.2) | 386 (78.6) | 188 (57.5) |
| Disinfect phone, n (%) | ||||||
| No | 388 (91.3) | 865 (95.8) | 466 (75.3) | 478 (57.6) | 258 (52.5) | 2455 (75.1) |
| Yes | 23 (5.4) | 24 (2.7) | 93 (15.0) | 272 (32.8) | 181 (36.9) | 593 (18.1) |
| NA† | 14 (3.3) | 14 (1.6) | 60 (9.7) | 80 (9.6) | 52 (10.6) | 220 (6.7) |
| Stay at home in the case of influenza symptoms, n (%) | ||||||
| No | 350 (82.4) | 192 (21.3) | 346 (55.9) | 179 (21.6) | 210 (42.8) | 1277 (39.1) |
| Yes | 75 (17.6) | 711 (78.7) | 273 (44.1) | 651 (78.4) | 281 (57.2) | 1991 (60.9) |
*Do not go out of the house.
†Do not own phones.