Table 1.

Regression analysis showing relationships among preventive behavior, social media, and awareness of infection

Preventive behavior	β1	SE	95% confidence interval		p-value
			LCL	UCL
No. of hours spent on social media	0.874	0.292	0.301	1.447	0.003
Frequency of seeking information on COVID-19 on social media	1.387	0.227	0.941	1.833	<0.001
Extent of information received	3.297	0.268	2.770	3.824	<0.001
Cyberchondria	0.255	0.059	0.140	0.370	<0.001
Panic due to social media use	3.445	0.468	2.527	4.363	<0.001
Family member tested positive for COVID-19	29.082	0.128	28.830	29.333	<0.001
Neighbor tested positive for COVID-19	27.964	0.178	27.615	28.313	<0.001

SE, standard error of the coefficient; LCL, lower confidence limit; UCL, upper confidence limit; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.

¹Regression coefficient.