Table 4.
Changes in the frequency level of the hygiene practices and protective measures compared to the previous year.
| Statement on behavioral changes | Frequency levela | Country of residence |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan |
Tunisia |
Lebanon |
Grand Total |
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| N (%)b | N (%)b | N (%)b | N (%)c | ||
| Discarding food packages before storing food at home | Never followed the practice | 21 (10) | 33 (21) | 31 (15) | 85 (15) |
| Less frequent | 45 (23) | 33 (21) | 43 (21) | 121 (22) | |
| The same | 68 (34) | 37 (24) | 46 (23) | 151 (27) | |
| More frequent | 67 (33) | 52 (34) | 82 (41) | 201 (36) | |
| Grand Total | 201 (36) | 155 (28) | 202 (36) | 558 (100) | |
| Disinfecting packaged food before storing at home | Never followed the practice | 13 (6) | 25 (16) | 18 (9) | 56 (10) |
| Less frequent | 52 (26) | 44 (28) | 41 (20) | 137 (25) | |
| The same | 52 (26) | 26 (17) | 36 (18) | 114 (20) | |
| More frequent | 84 (42) | 60 (39) | 107 (53) | 251 (45) | |
| Grand Total | 201 (36) | 155 (28) | 202 (36) | 558 (100) | |
| Washing and sanitizing my hands after touching delivery bags or food packages | Never followed the practice | 3 (2) | 9 (6) | 3 (1) | 15 (3) |
| Less frequent | 22 (11) | 21 (14) | 14 (7) | 57 (10) | |
| The same | 41 (20) | 25 (16) | 58 (29) | 124 (22) | |
| More frequent | 135 (67) | 100 (64) | 127 (63) | 362 (65) | |
| Grand Total | 201 (36) | 155 (28) | 202 (36) | 558 (100) | |
| Washing and/or sanitizing my hands when returning home | Never followed this practice | 5 (3) | 5 (3) | 3 (2) | 13 (2) |
| Less frequent | 22 (11) | 24 (16) | 23 (11) | 69 (13) | |
| The same | 29 (14) | 25 (16) | 43 (21) | 97 (17) | |
| More frequent | 145 (72) | 101 (65) | 133 (66) | 379 (68) | |
| Grand Total | 201 (36) | 155 (28) | 202 (36) | 558 (100) | |
| Placing delivery orders for hot ready-to-eat food | Never followed this practice | 30 (15) | 86 (56) | 53 (26) | 169 (30) |
| Less frequent | 51 (25) | 35 (22) | 81 (40) | 167 (30) | |
| The same | 81 (40) | 20 (13) | 50 (25) | 151 (27) | |
| More frequent | 39 (20) | 14 (9) | 18 (9) | 71 (13) | |
| Grand Total | 201 (36) | 155 (28) | 202 (36) | 558 (100) | |
| Placing delivery orders for cold ready-to-eat food | Never followed this practice | 55 (27) | 98 (63) | 85 (42) | 238 (43) |
| Less frequent | 50 (25) | 27 (17) | 67 (33) | 144 (26) | |
| The same | 71 (35) | 20 (13) | 36 (18) | 127 (23) | |
| More frequent | 25 (13) | 10 (7) | 14 (7) | 49 (8) | |
| Grand Total | 201 (36) | 155 (28) | 202 (36) | 558 (100) | |
| Placing delivery orders for groceries | Never followed this practice | 66 (33) | 93 (60) | 46 (23) | 205 (37) |
| Less frequent | 35 (17) | 30 (19) | 47 (23) | 112 (20) | |
| The same | 58 (29) | 22 (14) | 64 (32) | 144 (26) | |
| More frequent | 42 (21) | 10 (7) | 45 (22) | 97 (17) | |
| Grand Total | 201 (36) | 155 (28) | 202 (36) | 558 (100) | |
a
Changes in frequency levels when compared to the year preceding this survey.
b
% of the total respondents in each country.
c
% of the total sample size N of the three countries.