Table 2.
Coronavirus disease 2019-related behavior in the overall sample and the comparison between non-health care and health care workers (data presented as absolute numbers and percentages)*
| Overall sample (N = 1393) | Non-health care worker (n = 757) | Healthcare worker (n = 636) | P† | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Do you use any transport? |
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| I'm walking |
228 (16.4) |
153 (20.2) |
75 (11.8) |
<0.001 |
|
| I use public transport |
138 (9.9) |
82 (10.8) |
56 (8.8) |
||
| I use a personal vehicle |
1027 (73.7) |
522 (69.0) |
505 (79.4) |
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|
Using of protective equipment (mask or gloves) while walking, using public city transport, or using a personal vehicle |
401 (28.8) |
241 (31.8) |
160 (25.2) |
0.006 |
|
|
When leaving the house to go shopping or to visit family and friends, I use |
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| mask |
367 (26.3) |
168 (22.2) |
199 (31.3) |
<0.001 |
|
| gloves |
81 (5.8) |
70 (9.2) |
11 (1.7) |
||
| mask and gloves |
288 (20.7) |
166 (21.9) |
122 (19.2) |
||
| none of the above |
657 (47.2) |
353 (46.6) |
304 (47.8) |
||
|
Compliance with the measures recommended by the Civil Protection Directorate |
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| I don’t adhere to it at all |
18 (1.3) |
13 (1.7) |
5 (0.8) |
0.069 |
|
| I adhere to it occasionally |
200 (14.4) |
122 (16.1) |
78 (12.3) |
||
| I adhere to most measures |
344 (24.7) |
178 (23.5) |
166 (12.3) |
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| I adhere to all measures |
831 (59.7) |
444 (58.7) |
387 (60.8) |
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|
Compliance with the measure of social distance |
1170 (84.0) |
627 (82.8) |
543 (85.4) |
0.196 |
|
|
I recovered from COVID-19 infection |
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| yes |
10 (0.7) |
3 (0.4) |
7 (1.1) |
0.216 |
|
| no |
965 (69.3) |
533 (70.4) |
432 (67.9) |
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| don't know |
418 (30.0) |
221 (29.2) |
197 (31.0) |
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|
I've been in contact with a person who recovered from COVID-19 infection |
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| yes |
126 (9.0) |
14 (1.8) |
112 (17.6) |
<0.001 |
|
| no |
853 (61.2) |
532 (70.3) |
321 (50.5) |
||
| don't know |
414 (29.7) |
211 (27.9) |
203 (31.9) |
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|
Chronic disease present |
188 (13.5) |
92 (12.2) |
96 (15.1) |
0.110 |
|
|
Sources of information on protection from COVID-19 |
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| media articles on the internet |
105 (7.5) |
78 (10.3) |
27 (4.3) |
<0.001 |
|
| internet in general |
370 (26.6) |
240 (31.7) |
130 (20.4) |
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| website CIPH |
202 (14.5) |
42 (5.5) |
160 (25.2) |
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| website of the Government of the Republic of Croatia |
101 (7.3) |
42 (5.5) |
59 (9.3) |
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| I don't think about it |
90 (6.5) |
51 (6.8) |
39 (6.1) |
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| newspaper |
3 (0.2) |
3 (0.4) |
0 (0.0) |
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| through a friend |
12 (0.9) |
7 (1.0) |
5 (0.8) |
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| TV (CPD, news) |
429 (30.8) |
264 (34.8) |
165 (26.0) |
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| scientific articles |
81 (5.8) |
30 (4.0) |
51 (8.0) |
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|
Self-perceived need of additional education on the use of personal protective equipment |
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| yes |
107 (7.7) |
64 (8.5) |
43 (6.8) |
0.016 | |
| no |
1200 (86.1) |
635 (83.9) |
565 (88.8) |
||
| don't know | 86 (6.2) |
58 (7.7) | 28 (4.4) | ||
*CPD – Civil Protection Directorate; CIPH – Croatian Institute of Public Health.
†χ2 test.