Table 2.
Frequency of participants’ engagement in preventive behaviors against COVID-19 (n=319)
| COVID-19 preventive behavior items | Never/rarely N (%) |
Sometimes N (%) |
Often N (%) |
Always N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying home as much as possible | 20 (6.3) | 50 (15.7) | (29.2)93 | 156 (48.9) |
| Wearing a mask when going out | (2.8)9 | (7.2)23 | (10.7)34 | (79.3)253 |
| Washing hands frequently | (2.4) 11 | (11.3)36 | 65 (20.4) | 207 (64.9) |
| Avoiding public transportation | (11.9)38 | (13.8) 44 | (10.7)34 | (63.6) 203 |
| Avoiding party gathering | (3.2)10 | (13.5)43 | (34.5)110 | (48.9)156 |
| Social distancing at least 1 m | (1.6)5 | (10.7) 34 | (22.3)71 | (65.5) 209 |
| Trying to eat healthy food | (3.5)11 | (13.5)43 | (40.4) 129 | (42.6) 136 |
| Getting plenty of sleep | (5.6)18 | (25.7)82 | (26)83 | (42.6)136 |
| Exercising regularly | (25) 80 | (41.7) 133 | (17.2) 55 | (16)51 |