Table 4.

Attitudes and practice relevant to the COVID-19 epidemic.

	Bangladesh (N = 845)	Pakistan (N = 454)	Overall (N = 1,299)
	n (%) [95% C.I.]	n (%) [95% C.I.]	n (%) [95% C.I.]
Practice regarding covid-19
I go out as little as I possibly can	723 (85.6) [83.0–87.8]	373 (82.2) [78.4–85.4]	1096 (84.4) [82.3–86.2]
When I go out, I stay at least 2 m (6 feet) away from other people at all times.	755 (89.3) [87.1–91.3]	349 (76.9) [72.8–80.5]	1104 (85.0) [83.0–86.8]
When I go out, I wear a face mask.	783 (92.7) [90.7–94.2]	378 (83.3) [79.5–86.4]	1161 (89.4) [87.6–90.9]
I always wash my hands immediately before I leave home.	459 (54.3) [50.9–57.7]	287 (63.2) [58.7–67.5]	746 (57.4) [54.7–60.1]
I always wash my hands as soon as I get home.	770 (91.1) [89.0–92.9]	368 (81.1) [77.2–84.4]	1138 (87.6) [85.7–89.3]
I do not meet others, even friends or family, who don't live in my home.	443 (52.4) [49–55.8]	208 (45.8) [41.3–50.4]	651 (50.1) [47.4–52.8]
I use disinfectants to wash surfaces in my home more frequently than before the coronavirus epidemic.	539 (63.8) [60.5–67.0]	206 (45.5) [40.8–50.0]	745 (57.4) [54.7–60.0]
I wash my hands with soap and water more often than before the coronavirus epidemic.	754 (89.2) [87.0–91.2]	276 (60.8) [56.2–65.2]	1030 (79.3) [77.1–81.3]
I use hand sanitizing gel if soap and water are not available.	222 (26.3) [23.4–29.4]	171 (37.7) [33.3–42.2]	393 (30.3) [27.8–32.8]
Self-isolation practices
I am self-isolating now (that is, not leaving the house at all, even for shopping).	83 (9.8) [8.0–12.0]	14 (3.1) [1.8–5.1]	97 (7.5) [6.2–9.0]
Duration of self-isolation**	55.9 (23.5) [50.8–61.0]*	36.8 (28.5) [17.9–55.7]*	54.0 (24.5) [49.1–59.0]*
My household is self-isolating now	21 (2.5) [1.6–3.8]	8 (1.8) [0.9–3.5]	29 (2.2) [1.6–3.2]
Duration of self-isolation household**	32.2 (11.8) [26.9–37.5]	20.8 (10.2) [12.3–29.4]	29.7 (12.3) [25.1–34.2]

^*Values presented as mean (S.D.) [95% C.I.].

^**Quarantine in days.