Table A2.
List of questions included in the questionnaire survey conducted.
| Constructs | Items | Degree of Agreement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Mythical attitude towards pandemic (MAP) | MAP1: I think the adoption of preventive measures will not be helpful in pandemic containment. | |||||
| MAP2: I think this pandemic (COVID-19) will vanish on its own. | ||||||
| MAP3: I think adopting preventive measures cannot keep me healthy. | ||||||
| MAP4: I think the adoption of preventive measures is useless for me because I need to go out to earn a livelihood. | ||||||
| MAP5: I think COVID-19 will automatically die due to high temperatures. | ||||||
| Pandemic knowledge (PK) | PK1: The COVID-19 may transmit through human-to-human interaction. | |||||
| PK2: The COVID-19 may also transmit through a common point of contact (door, table surface, etc.). | ||||||
| PK3: The COVID-19 may transmit through handshake and communication with the carrier of this disease. | ||||||
| PK4: The initial symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, dry cough, sneezing, body aches, and breathing distress, etc. | ||||||
| PK5: The infectious diseases may be prevented if we keep ourselves clean. | ||||||
| PK6: Disease (COVID-19) can be prevented through continual handwashing. | ||||||
| PK7: The COVID-19 enters the human body through the nasal (nose) and oral (mouth) cavity as well as the eyes. | ||||||
| PK8: The COVID-19 can be prevented through social distancing. | ||||||
| Ease of pandemic prevention adoption (EPPA) | EPPA1: I think face masks would be sufficient if there is a long-term outbreak. | |||||
| EPPA2: I think home quarantine would be feasible if there is a long-term outbreak. | ||||||
| EPPA3: I think the food supplies would be sufficient if there is a long-term outbreak. | ||||||
| EPPA4: There is a sufficient amount of disinfectants, soaps, and hand sanitizers for the long-term outbreak. | ||||||
| Self-efficacy (SEF) | SEF1: I have the prevention instructions for the pandemic (COVID-19). | |||||
| SEF2: I have the required capital (face masks, sanitizers, and disinfectants, gloves) to take preventive measures. | ||||||
| SEF3: I have the skills to adopt preventive measures. | ||||||
| SEF4: I can completely adopt the preventive measures. | ||||||
| SEF5: I believe I will adopt these measures until the outbreak persists. | ||||||
| Peer groups’ beliefs (PGB) | PGB1: I am adopting pandemic preventive measures because my peer groups (friends, colleagues, family physicians, and health professionals) are doing so. | |||||
| PGB2: I am adopting preventive measures as they are suggested by my family physician. | ||||||
| PGB3: I am adopting preventive measures as they are suggested by health professionals. | ||||||
| PGB4: I am adopting preventive measures as they are suggested by my colleagues, friends, and neighbors. | ||||||
| Moral values (MV) | MV1: I am morally responsible for preventing others from being infected because of me (if I am infected). | |||||
| MV2: It is my moral obligation to provide supplies of masks and disinfectants to others if I have their excess supply. | ||||||
| MV3: It is my moral obligation to reduce the usage of masks and disinfectants to spare them for others. | ||||||
| MV4: If I have any symptoms (fever, dry cough, etc.) I am responsible for informing the relevant health authorities. | ||||||
| MV5: I am responsible for adopting preventive measures not only for myself but also for others. | ||||||
| Risk-averse behavior (RAB) | RAB1: I am adopting preventive measures to keep myself healthy. | |||||
| RAB2: I am adopting preventive measures to keep my kids/parents/siblings/spouse healthy. | ||||||
| RAB3: I am advising my kids/parents/siblings/spouse to adopt preventive measures. | ||||||
| RAB4: I am avoiding visits to crowded places and staying at home most of the time to avoid contact with strangers. | ||||||
| RAB5: I am practicing social distancing to prevent COVID-19. | ||||||
| Perceived risk (PR) | PR1: I perceive the severity of the disease (COVID-19). | |||||
| PR2: I understand the susceptibility of the health risk of this disease (COVID-19). | ||||||
| PR3: I think this (COVID-19) is a fatal disease. | ||||||
| PR4: This disease (COVID-19) does not discriminate against gender, race, ethnic groups, countries, and borders. | ||||||
| PR5: The outbreak may persist if people are not quarantined. | ||||||
| Lack of trust in political will (LTPW) | LTPW1: The government does not respond timely to the economic problems. | |||||
| LTPW2: It is not in the interest of the government to prevent people from diseases. | ||||||
| LTPW3: Government is not willing to provide better health facilities to the people. | ||||||
| LTPW4: The government is not doing enough for the people who got unemployed during the pandemic outbreak. | ||||||
| LTPW5: It is not in the interest of the government to follow transparency. | ||||||
| Willingness to adopt pandemic prevention (WAPP) | WAPP1: I intend to adopt preventive measures if any outbreak happens in the future. | |||||
| WAPP2: I am ready to be quarantined to prevent the outbreak of the pandemic (COVID-19). | ||||||
| WAPP3: I intend to highly recommend the preventive measures to others. | ||||||
| WAPP4: I have the intention to adopt a healthy lifestyle even after the outbreak. | ||||||
| WAPP5: I intend to adopt preventive measures during the present outbreak of COVID-19. | ||||||
| WAPP6: If there is a long-term outbreak, I would be willing to be home quarantined for a long time. | ||||||
Notes: the degree to agree with the affirmative response is classified as: 5 = “Totally agree”, 4 = “Agree”, 3 = “Neutral”, 2 = “Disagree”, 1 = “Totally disagree.”