Table 2.
Distribution of Health Belief Model Variables in response to COVID-19 Pandemic and its relationship with the Behavioural Change.
| HBM Variables COVID-19 |
COVID-19 Behavioural Change |
Statistical Inference |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 680) | Poor Adherence [42 (6.2%)] | Good Adherence [638 (93.8%)] | Chi-Square Tests | P-Value | Crude OR (95%CI) | MH OR (95%CI) |
| Perceived Susceptibility | ||||||
| Less Susceptible [235 (34.6%)] | 10 | 225 | 2.29 | 0.179 | 0.57 (0.28–1.19) | 1.57 (0.61–4.02) |
| More Susceptible [445 (65.4%)] | 32 | 413 | ||||
| Perceived severity | ||||||
| Less Severe [301 (44.3%)] | 10 | 291 | 7.59 | 0.006 | 0.37 (0.18–0.77) | 0.53 (0.22–1.27) |
| More Severe [379 (55.7%)] | 32 | 347 | ||||
| Perceived Benefits | ||||||
| Less Likely [251 (36.9%)] | 6 | 245 | 9.84 | 0.001 | 0.27 (0.11–0.64) | 0.37 (0.13–1.02) |
| More Likely [429 (63.1%)] | 36 | 393 | ||||
| Self-Efficacy | ||||||
| Less [267 (39.3%)] | 35 | 232 | 36.46 | 0.001 | 8.75 (3.83–20.01) | 5.66 (2.41–13.29) |
| More [413 (60.7%)] | 7 | 406 | ||||
| Perceived barriers | ||||||
| Less [232 (34.1%)] | 34 | 198 | 43.68 | 0.001 | 9.449 (4.29–20.77) | 6.31 (2.78–14.34) |
| More [448 (65.9%)] | 8 | 440 | ||||
| Cues for action | ||||||
| Less [136 (20%)] | 17 | 119 | 11.73 | 0.002 | 2.97 (1.55–5.67) | 2.58 (1.26–5.27) |
| More [544 (80%)] | 25 | 519 | ||||