Table 4.
Association between the adherence to preventive behaviors by seeking web-based information on COVID-19 and the eHealth literacy score.
| Parameter | Wearing a surgical maska | Wearing a fabric maska | Washing hands with alcohol-based sanitizersa | Adding water or bleach to the household drainage systema | Social distancing (eg, by 1.5 meters)a | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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n (%) | aORb (95% CI) | P for trend value | n (%) | aOR (95% CI) | P for trend value | n (%) | aOR (95% CI) | P for trend value | n (%) | aOR (95% CI) | P for trend value | n (%) | aOR (95% CI) | P for trend value | ||||||||||||
| Sought web-based information on COVID-19 (n=1501) | N/Ac |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| No | 359 (77.9) | 1 |
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85 (18.4) | 1 |
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191 (41.4) | 1 |
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122 (26.5) | 1 |
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122 (26.5) | 1 |
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| Yes | 899 (86.4) | 1.56 (1.15-2.13)d |
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166 (16.0) | 0.84 (0.61-1.15) |
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572 (55.0) | 1.33 (1.05-1.71)e |
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385 (37.0) | 1.67 (1.28-2.18)f |
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377 (36.3) | 1.48 (1.14-1.93)d |
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| eHealth literacy score categories for seekers of web-based information on COVID-19 (n=1040) | <.001 |
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.39 |
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<.001 |
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.001 |
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.002 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q1g | 224 (79.4) | 1 |
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38 (13.5) | 1 |
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109 (38.7) | 1 |
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83 (29.4) | 1 |
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76 (27.0) | 1 |
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| Q2 | 244 (85.9) | 1.44 (0.91-2.30) |
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44 (15.5) | 1.17 (0.72-1.90) |
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153 (53.9) | 1.77 (1.25-2.53)d |
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102 (35.9) | 1.47 (1.02-2.15)e |
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108 (38.0) | 1.68 (1.16-2.44)d |
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| Q3 | 309 (89.6) | 2.05 (1.26-3.35)d |
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64 (18.6) | 1.39 (0.86-2.22) |
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210 (60.9) | 2.16 (1.52-3.09)f |
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142 (41.2) | 1.89 (1.30-2.75)d |
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130 (37.7) | 1.58 (1.09-2.30)e |
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| Q4 | 122 (94.6) | 3.84 (1.63-9.05)d |
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20 (15.5) | 1.12 (0.59-2.12) |
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100 (77.5) | 4.14 (2.46-6.96)f |
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58 (45.0) | 1.94 (1.19-3.16)d |
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63 (48.8) | 2.25 (1.39-3.65)d |
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| eHealth literacy score (continuous variable) for seekers of web-based information on COVID-19 (n=1040) | N/A |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
| Overall score |
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1.04 (1.01-1.07)d |
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1.01 (0.99-1.04) |
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1.06 (1.04-1.08)f |
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1.04 (1.02-1.06)f |
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1.03 (1.01-1.05)d |
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aAll preventive behaviors: high adherence (“often”) vs low adherence (“never,” “occasionally,” and “sometimes”).
baOR: adjusted odds ratio; the aOR was adjusted for sex, age, marital status, employment, education, income, and chronic diseases.
cN/A: not applicable.
dP<.01.
eP<.05.
fP<.001.
gThe eHealth literacy score was divided into 4 categories (Q1-Q4) on the basis of the quartile values (median 28, IQR 22-32); a higher score indicated higher eHealth literacy.