Table 5.
Coping appraisal of different preventive behaviors.
| Variables | Response efficacy | Self-efficacy | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very much | Somewhat | Not at all | Total | |||
| Regular handwash with soap and water | Very much | 2,099 (89.05) | 251 (10.65) | 7 (0.30) | 2,357 (100.00) | 0.000 |
| Somewhat | 132 (54.55) | 110 (45.45) | 0 (0.00) | 242 (100.00) | ||
| Not at all | 20 (74.07) | 0 (0.00) | 7 (25.93) | 27 (100.00) | ||
| Total | 2,251 (85.72) | 361 (13.75) | 14 (0.53) | 2,626 (100.00) | ||
| Avoid touching face with unclean hands | Very much | 1,483 (63.40) | 765 (32.71) | 91 (3.89) | 2,339 (100.00) | 0.000 |
| Somewhat | 76 (31.54) | 136 (56.43) | 29 (12.03) | 241 (100.00) | ||
| Not at all | 22 (46.81) | 7 (14.89) | 18 (38.30) | 47 (100.00) | ||
| Total | 1,581 (60.18) | 908 (34.56) | 138 (5.25) | 2,627 (100.00) | ||
| Frequently using sanitizer to clean hands | Very much | 1,644 (76.47) | 472 (21.95) | 34 (1.58) | 2,150 (100.00) | 0.000 |
| Somewhat | 148 (33.71) | 239 (54.44) | 52 (11.85) | 439 (100.00) | ||
| Not at all | 20 (52.63) | 7 (18.42) | 11 (28.95) | 38 (100.00) | ||
| Total | 1,812 (68.98) | 718 (27.33) | 97 (3.69) | 2,627 (100.00) | ||
| Covering mouth and nose with crook of elbow | Very much | 1,855 (86.72) | 272 (12.72) | 12 (0.56) | 2,139 (100.00) | 0.000 |
| while sneezing and coughing | Somewhat | 146 (32.59) | 254 (56.70) | 48 (10.71) | 448 (100.00) | |
| Not at all | 24 (61.54) | 0 (0.00) | 15 (38.46) | 39 (100.00) | ||
| Total | 2,025 (77.11) | 526 (20.03) | 75 (2.86) | 2,626 (100.00) | ||
| Using mask to cover mouth & nose | Very much | 2,197 (93.93) | 127 (5.43) | 15 (0.64) | 2,339 (100.00) | 0.000 |
| Somewhat | 127 (52.05) | 107 (43.85) | 10 (4.10) | 244 (100.00) | ||
| Not at all | 24 (54.55) | 1 (2.27) | 19 (43.18) | 44 (100.00) | ||
| Total | 2,348 (89.38) | 235 (8.95) | 44 (1.67) | 2,627 (100.00) | ||
| Maintaining distance at least 2 m with others | Very much | 1,913 (83.72) | 327 (14.31) | 45 (1.97) | 2,285 (100.00) | 0.000 |
| Somewhat | 136 (45.48) | 133 (44.48) | 30 (10.03) | 299 (100.00) | ||
| Not at all | 25 (58.14) | 11 (25.58) | 7 (16.28) | 43 (100.00) | ||
| Total | 2,074 (78.95) | 471 (17.93) | 82 (3.12) | 2,627 (100.00) | ||
Figures within parentheses represent percentages. The p-values are calculated by the Chi-square test with continuity correction. Only the completed responses for the pairs of variables were considered for the Chi-square test between respective pairs.