Table 2.
Descriptive data on risk and perceived anxiety, physical symptoms, and behavioral responses to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
| Frequency (n) Percentage % (95% CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perceived risk | Very low | Low | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Degree of perceived severity | 2 2.2 (0.3–7.8) | 4 4.4 (1.2–10.9) | 10 11.1 (5.5–19.5) | 29 32.2 (22.7–42.9) | 45 50 (39.3–60.7) |
| Risk of contracting the disease due to age previous pathologies | 3 3.3 (0.7–9.4) | 8 8.9 (3.9–16.7) | 24 26.7 (17.9–37.0) | 37 41.1 (30.8–51.9) | 18 20 (12.3–29.7) |
| This disease is very harmful to me | 0 | 7 7.8 (3.18–15.4) | 17 18.9 (11.4–28.5) | 29 30 (20.8–40.6) | 39 43.3 (32.9–54.2) |
| Perceived susceptibility to getting sick | 2 2.2 (0.3–7.8) | 8 8.9 (3.9–16.8) | 32 35.6 (25.7–46.3) | 27 30 (20.8–40.6) | 21 23.3 (15.1–36.4) |
| Possibility of getting infected | 1 1.1 (0.0–6.0) | 10 11.1 (5.5–19.5) | 28 31.1 (21.8–41.7) | 28 31.1 (21.8–41.7) | 23 25.6 (16.9–35.8) |
| Possibility of infecting others | 2 2.2 (0.3–7.8) | 15 16.7 (9.6–26.0) | 26 28.9 (19.8–39.4) | 30 33.3 (23.7–44.0) | 17 18.9 (11.4–28.5) |
| Perceived anxiety | Very low | Low | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Concern about COVID- 19 | 2 2.2 (0.3–7.8) | 6 6.7 (2.5–13.9) | 16 17.8 (10.5–27.3) | 26 28.9 (19.8–39.4) | 40 44.4 (33.9–55.3) |
| Fear of COVID-19 | 3 3.3 (0.7–9.4) | 11 12.2 (6.3–20.8) | 15 27.8 (18.8–38.2) | 22 24.4 (16.0–34.6) | 29 32.2 (22.7–42.9) |
| Frequency of thinking about COVID-19 | 5 5.6 (1.8–12.5) | 25 27.8 (18.8–38.2) | 21 23.3 (15.1–33.4) | 26 28.9 (19.8–39.4) | 13 14.4 (7.9–23.4) |
| Physical symptoms | Very low | Low | Moderate | High | Very high |
| Stomach discomfort | 30 33.3 (23.7–44.0) | 15 16.7 (9.6–26) | 19 21.1 (13.2–30.9) | 14 15.6 (8.8–24.7) | 12 13.3 (7.1–22.1) |
| Sweat | 29 32.2 (22.7–42.9) | 16 17.8 (10.5–27.3) | 22 24.4 (16.0–34.6) | 12 13.3 (7.1–22.1) | 11 12.2 (6.3–20.8) |
| Tremors | 52 57.8 (46.9–68.1) | 12 13.3 (7.1–22.1) | 16 17.8 (10.5–27.3) | 8 8.9 (3.9–16.8) | 2 2.2 (0.3–7.8) |
| Tension | 31 34.4 (24.7–45.2) | 17 18.9 (11.4–28.5) | 22 24.4 (16.0–34.6) | 11 12.22 (6.3–20.8) | 9 10 (4.7–18.1) |
| Behavioral responses | Never | Almost never | Sometimes | Almost always | Always |
| I practice frequent hand washing | 1 1.1 (0.0–6.0) | 0 | 2 2.2 (0.2–7.8) | 15 16.6 (9.6–26) | 72 80 (70.2–87.7) |
| I stay home | 3 3.3 (0.7–9.4) | 8 8.8 (3.9–16.7) | 3 3.3 (0.7–9.4) | 17 18.8 (11.4–28.5) | 59 65.5 (54.8–75.2) |
| I always use a mask | 0 | 1 1.1 (0.0–6.0) | 2 2.2 (0.2–7.8) | 13 14.4 (7.9–23.4) | 74 82.2 (72.7–89.4) |
| I avoid crowded places | 1 1.1 (0.0–6.0) | 3 3.3 (0.7–9.4) | 7 7.7 (3.1–15.3) | 16 17.7 (10.5–27.2) | 63 70 (59.4–79.2) |