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. 2021 Jun 9;8:673187. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.673187

Table 3.

Multivariate linear regressions on preventive health behaviors.

Washing hands Wearing a face mask Maintaining social distancing
β 95% CI β 95% CI β 95% CI
Health Belief Model
 Perceived susceptibility 0.03 −0.06 0.11 0.00 −0.05 0.04 0.08 −0.05 0.21
 Perceived severity 0.01 −0.08 0.11 0.00 −0.05 0.05 0.04 −0.10 0.18
 Perceived benefits 0.02 −0.10 0.13 0.04 −0.02 0.10 0.10 −0.15 0.34
 Perceived barriers −0.01 −0.10 0.07 −0.01 −0.06 0.03 −0.02 −0.15 0.12
 Cue to action 0.27 0.05 0.48 0.20 0.06 0.34 0.19 0.01 0.38
 Self-efficacy 0.56 0.39 0.73 0.21 0.06 0.35 0.43 0.19 0.66
 Knowledge 0.15 0.01 0.31 0.09 0.01 0.18 0.01 −0.22 0.23
Demographics
Age
 18–22 Ref Ref Ref
 23+ 0.09 −0.20 0.38 0.00 −0.16 0.16 −0.33 −0.76 0.11
Gender
 Female Ref Ref Ref
 Male −0.35 −0.68 −0.03 −0.04 −0.21 0.14 −0.12 −0.61 0.38
Ethnicity
 Han Ref Ref Ref
 Minority −0.18 −0.71 0.34 −0.32 −0.60 −0.03 −0.60 −1.37 0.18
Residence area
 Low-endemic area Ref Ref Ref
 High-endemic area −0.14 −0.46 0.18 −0.07 −0.24 0.10 0.09 −0.38 0.56