Table 3.
COVID-19-related behavior and beliefs.
| Participants' gender | Male | Female | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants' age (years) | ≤55 | % or SE | >55 | % or SE | p | ≤55 | % or SE | >55 | % or SE | p |
| n Participants (% of 293) | 65 | 22.18 | 12 | 4.10 | 189 | 64.51 | 27 | 9.22 | ||
| SARS-CoV-2 positive (n, %) | ||||||||||
| Yes | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 3 | 1.02 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.633 |
| No | 56 | 19.11 | 10 | 3.41 | 157 | 53.58 | 25 | 8.53 | ||
| Unsure | 9 | 3.07 | 2 | 0.68 | 29 | 9.90 | 2 | 0.68 | ||
| Know someone exposed to SARS-CoV-2 (n, %) | ||||||||||
| Yes | 4 | 1.37 | 1 | 0.34 | 0.70 | 16 | 5.46 | 3 | 1.02 | 0.858 |
| No | 61 | 20.82 | 11 | 3.75 | 173 | 59.04 | 24 | 8.19 | ||
| COVID-19 level of knowledge (mean, SE) | 5.11 | 0.17 | 5.42 | 0.29 | 0.452 | 5.41 | 0.08 | 5.70 | 0.18 | 0.199 |
| Infection prevention knowledge (mean, SE) | 5.52 | 0.16 | 5.67 | 0.26 | 0.720 | 5.94 | 0.07 | 6.04 | 0.19 | 0.642 |
| Perceived risk of infection (mean, SE) | 3.92 | 0.22 | 4.58 | 0.47 | 0.233 | 4.32 | 0.11 | 4.07 | 0.36 | 0.524 |
| Perceived severity upon potential infection (mean, SE) | 5.25 | 0.21 | 6.00 | 0.33 | 0.140 | 5.38 | 0.10 | 5.78 | 0.29 | 0.171 |
| Perceived sensitivity (mean, SE) | 5.15 | 0.22 | 5.42 | 0.43 | 0.631 | 5.29 | 0.10 | 5.96 | 0.28 | 0.021 |
| Knowledge regarding protection measures (mean, SE) | 5.88 | 0.11 | 6.00 | 0.21 | 0.660 | 6.05 | 0.07 | 6.00 | 0.18 | 0.802 |
| Importance of avoidance of infection (mean, SE) | 4.45 | 0.17 | 5.00 | 0.30 | 0.191 | 4.57 | 0.09 | 4.44 | 0.23 | 0.643 |
| Self-quarantine willingness (mean, SE) | 4.69 | 0.24 | 5.00 | 0.39 | 0.508 | 4.60 | 0.14 | 4.85 | 0.37 | 0.532 |
| SARS-CoV-2 infection possibility (distance) (mean, SE) | 4.15 | 0.20 | 4.50 | 0.19 | 0.228 | 4.32 | 0.10 | 4.63 | 0.33 | 0.385 |
| SARS-CoV-2 infection spread (mean, SE) | 5.22 | 0.20 | 4.83 | 0.27 | 0.269 | 4.99 | 0.10 | 5.15 | 0.36 | 0.685 |
| SARS-CoV-2 infection frequent thinking (mean, SE) | 3.92 | 0.20 | 4.00 | 0.39 | 0.874 | 3.90 | 0.11 | 4.11 | 0.37 | 0.513 |
| SARS-CoV-2 infection fear (mean, SE) | 4.43 | 0.23 | 3.58 | 0.53 | 0.155 | 3.63 | 0.13 | 3.67 | 0.36 | 0.920 |
| SARS-CoV-2 infection worry (mean, SE) | 3.51 | 0.22 | 2.83 | 0.27 | 0.065 | 3.17 | 0.13 | 2.96 | 0.36 | 0.577 |
| SARS-CoV-2 infection helpless/powerful (mean, SE) | 3.94 | 0.22 | 3.42 | 0.36 | 0.334 | 3.75 | 0.13 | 3.41 | 0.36 | 0.357 |
| SARS-CoV-2 infection stress (mean, SE) | 3.91 | 0.23 | 3.50 | 0.48 | 0.483 | 3.47 | 0.13 | 3.52 | 0.39 | 0.888 |
| Source of COVID-19-related information level of trust (mean, SE) | ||||||||||
| Public television channels | 3.35 | 0.23 | 4.67 | 0.51 | 0.026 | 3.62 | 0.12 | 4.56 | 0.37 | 0.010 |
| Newspapers | 3.09 | 0.19 | 3.92 | 0.45 | 0.098 | 3.48 | 0.11 | 4.22 | 0.31 | 0.016 |
| Family | 3.58 | 0.21 | 4.25 | 0.49 | 0.212 | 3.62 | 0.11 | 3.74 | 0.34 | 0.695 |
| Colleagues | 3.58 | 0.20 | 3.83 | 0.41 | 0.614 | 3.60 | 0.11 | 3.59 | 0.36 | 0.974 |
| Health professionals | 5.46 | 0.19 | 6.00 | 0.28 | 0.124 | 5.63 | 0.09 | 5.59 | 0.32 | 0.878 |
| Private television channels | 2.92 | 0.20 | 3.75 | 0.55 | 0.121 | 3.04 | 0.12 | 3.52 | 0.31 | 0.156 |
| Online sites | 3.29 | 0.20 | 2.67 | 0.40 | 0.220 | 3.61 | 0.11 | 3.63 | 0.33 | 0.948 |
| Magazines | 2.68 | 0.18 | 2.75 | 0.33 | 0.870 | 2.82 | 0.10 | 2.81 | 0.24 | 0.985 |
| Social media | 2.74 | 0.21 | 2.17 | 0.30 | 0.127 | 2.81 | 0.11 | 2.26 | 0.24 | 0.062 |
| Online information | 3.18 | 0.19 | 3.17 | 0.44 | 0.970 | 3.70 | 0.11 | 3.22 | 0.33 | 0.133 |
| Private radio stations | 2.82 | 0.18 | 3.25 | 0.30 | 0.334 | 3.05 | 0.11 | 3.00 | 0.30 | 0.879 |
| Public radio stations | 3.15 | 0.21 | 3.58 | 0.48 | 0.427 | 3.21 | 0.12 | 3.89 | 0.34 | 0.042 |
| Type of COVID-19-related information frequently sought (n, %) | ||||||||||
| Symptoms of infection | 55 | 18.77 | 12 | 4.10 | 0.145 | 167 | 57.00 | 22 | 7.51 | 0.312 |
| Personal stories | 27 | 9.22 | 5 | 1.71 | 0.993 | 80 | 27.30 | 11 | 3.75 | 0.876 |
| Vaccine development | 56 | 19.11 | 12 | 4.10 | 0.170 | 164 | 55.97 | 23 | 7.85 | 0.821 |
| Treatment development | 58 | 19.80 | 12 | 4.10 | 0.233 | 176 | 60.07 | 25 | 8.53 | 0.919 |
| Personal measures for limiting virus spread | 54 | 18.43 | 11 | 3.75 | 0.451 | 170 | 58.02 | 24 | 8.19 | 0.865 |
| Caregiving measures for susceptible persons | 43 | 14.68 | 11 | 3.75 | 0.076 | 152 | 51.88 | 19 | 6.48 | 0.229 |
| Children's education related to school behavior | 42 | 14.33 | 5 | 1.71 | 0.134 | 110 | 37.54 | 9 | 3.07 | 0.015 |
| Travel limitations due to the pandemic | 38 | 12.97 | 8 | 2.73 | 0.594 | 114 | 38.91 | 22 | 7.51 | 0.033 |
COVID-19, coronavirus disease of 2019; SARS-CoV-2, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2; SE, Standard Error of mean. Bold values indicate p < 0.1.