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. 2022 Jun 21;17(6):e0265538. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265538

Table 6. Practices of COVID-19 non-pharmacological interventions according to baseline characteristics.

  Cancelled or postponed external meetings Reduced use of public transportation Reduced shopping frequency Reduced exposure to closed spaces Avoidance of public gathering Coughing etiquette Physical distancing Regular hand cleaning Face mask No face touching with uncleaned hands No handshake or kissing Discussed preventive measures with close ones Best practice level
n (%) p n (%) p n (%) p n (%) p n (%) p n (%) p n (%) p n (%) p n (%) p n (%) p n (%) p n (%) p n (%) p
Gender *** ** *
    Male 316 (52.8) 328 (54.8) 230 (38.5) 330 (55.2) 415 (69.4) 251 (42.0) 452 (75.6) 521 (87.1) 521 (87.1) 212 (35.5) 413 (69.1) 233 (39.0) 226 (37.7)
    Female 367 (50.7) 374 (51.7) 375 (51.8) 377 (52.1) 438 (60.5) 307 (42.4) 503 (69.5) 616 (85.1) 619 (85.5) 254 (35.1) 488 (67.4) 276 (38.1) 284 (39.1)
Age * ** *
    ≤ 24 58 (46.8) 56 (45.2) 46 (37.1) 63 (50.8) 65 (52.4) 51 (41.1) 73 (58.9) 107 (86.3) 101 (81.5) 41 (33.1) 77 (62.1) 36 (29.0) 40 (32.0)
    25-35 178 (52.5) 179 (52.8) 165 (48.7) 186 (54.9) 222 (65.5) 147 (43.4) 238 (70.2) 285 (84.1) 293 (86.4) 128 (37.8) 237 (69.9) 136 (40.1) 139 (41.0)
    36-49 222 (53.5) 225 (54.2) 191 (46.0) 226 (54.5) 265 (63.9) 181 (43.6) 311 (74.9) 355 (85.5) 356 (85.8) 146 (35.2) 289 (69.6) 166 (40.0) 166 (39.7)
    50-64 152 (53.0) 156 (54.4) 129 (44.9) 156 (54.4) 188 (65.5) 124 (43.2) 224 (78.0) 259 (90.2) 261 (90.9) 107 (37.3) 191 (66.6) 114 (39.7) 114 (39.7)
    ≥ 65 60 (50.4) 69 (58.0) 54 (45.4) 58 (48.7) 85 (71.4) 43 (36.1) 82 (68.9) 95 (79.8) 95 (79.8) 37 (31.1) 82 (68.9) 45 (37.8) 40 (33.6)
Religion of household head ** * ***
    Catholic 220 (55.8) 242 (61.4) 195 (49.5) 228 (57.9) 277 (70.3) 180 (45.7) 311 (78.9) 346 (87.8) 346 (87.8) 156 (39.6) 282 (71.6) 163 (41.4) 165 (41.9)
    Protestant 99 (47.8) 104 (50.2) 87 (42.0) 113 (54.6) 135 (65.2) 87 (42.0) 163 (78.7) 185 (89.4) 179 (86.5) 68 (32.9) 146 (70.5) 72 (34.8) 78 (37.5)
    Revival Church 253 (50.6) 247 (49.4) 218 (43.6) 253 (50.6) 299 (59.8) 197 (39.4) 331 (66.2) 422 (84.4) 435 (87.0) 173 (34.6) 327 (65.4) 184 (36.8) 183 (36.5)
    Others 111 (50.0) 109 (49.1) 105 (47.3) 114 (51.4) 142 (64.0) 94 (42.3) 150 (67.6) 184 (82.9) 181 (81.5) 69 (31.1) 146 (65.8) 90 (40.5) 84 (37.7)
Education level *** ** *** ** * *** *** * ** ** * *
    Low 148 (40.2) 167 (45.4) 162 (44.0) 164 (44.6) 216 (58.7) 136 (37.0) 235 (63.9) 293 (79.6) 304 (82.6) 104 (28.3) 225 (61.1) 124 (33.7) 124 (33.7)
    Medium and high 535 (56.0) 435 (56.0) 443 (46.4) 544 (57.0) 637 (66.7) 422 (44.2) 720 (75.4) 844 (88.4) 837 (87.6) 362 (37.9) 676 (70.8) 385 (40.3) 386 (40.3)
Income terciles *** *** ** *** *** *** *** *** *** * ** ** ***
    1st 189 (42.0) 198 (44.0) 184 (40.9) 208 (46.2) 245 (54.4) 158 (35.1) 288 (64.0) 362 (80.4) 357 (79.3) 138 (30.7) 283 (62.9) 150 (33.3) 141 (31.1)
    2nd and 3rd 490 (56.5) 502 (57.8) 421 (48.5) 498 (57.4) 607 (69.9) 398 (45.9) 664 (76.5) 771 (88.8) 781 (90.0) 326 (37.6) 616 (71.0) 357 (41.1) 369 (42.5)
Household size * *
    ≤ 6 406 (51.4) 437 (55.3) 371 (47.0) 445 (56.3) 520 (65.8) 341 (43.2) 580 (73.4) 684 (86.6) 684 (86.6) 293 (37.1) 543 (68.7) 315 (39.9) 318 (40.1)
    ≥ 7 277 (52.0) 265 (49.7) 234 (43.9) 263 (49.3) 333 (62.5 217 (40.7) 375 (70.4) 453 (85.0) 509 (85.7) 173 (32.5) 358 (67.2) 194 (36.4) 192 (36.0)
Slum household * ** *
    No 379 (53.5) 386 (54.4) 321 (45.3) 388 (54.7) 470 (66.3) 306 (43.2) 531 (74.9) 629 (88.7) 628 (88.6) 262 (37.0) 494 (69.7) 257 (36.2) 273 (38.5)
    Yes 300 (49.3)   313 (51.5)   284 (46.7)   317 (52.1)   381 (62.7)   250 (41.1)   420 (69.1)   503 (82.7)   509 (83.7)   201 (33.1)   404 (66.4)   250 (41.1)   237 (38.7)  

Note.

* p-value < .05

** p-value < .01

*** p-value < .001