Table 1.

Adherence to COVID-19 protection behaviors according to sociodemographic variables, knowledge, and exposure to COVID-19 virus.

Adherence to COVID-19 Protection Behaviors	Adherence Group (n = 3588)		Nonadherence Group (n = 579)		χ2	df	p
Age (ranges)	N	%	N	%
18–24 years	1008	81.9	223	18.1	37.09	4	<0.001
25–30 years	475	84.4	88	15.6
31–39 years	701	87.8	97	12.2
40–50 years	815	89.2	99	10.8
51 years and above	632	89.8	72	10.2
Gender					14.18	1	<0.001
Female	2225	87.9	307	12.1
Male	1406	83.8	273	16.2
Education					22.52	1	<0.001
High school or lower	613	80.9	145	19.1
University graduates and above	3018	87.4	434	12.6
Family characteristics
Family size ≥ 5	649	82.7	136	17.3	10.37	1	0.001
Family size ≤ 4	2982	87.1	443	12.9
Children < 18 years in the household
Yes	1366	87.5	195	12.5	3.32	1	0.068
No	2265	85.5	384	14.5
Elderly > 65 years in the household
Yes	524	87.8	73	12.2	1.44	1	0.229
No	3086	85.9	505	14.1
Exposure to COVID-19
Infected participants	125	88.7	16	11.3	0.71	1	0.399
Not infected participants	3506	86.2	563	13.8
Presence of COVID-19 cases in immediate social environment
Yes	1776	85.4	304	14.6	2.57	1	0.108
No	1855	87.1	275	12.9
Presence of chronic disease	513	88.4	67	11.6	2.74	1	0.097
Absence of chronic disease	3118	85.9	512	14.1
Knowledge on COVID-19 (treatment options and protective behavior)
Correct knowledge	2982	89.0	367	11.0	107.89	1	<0.001
Lack of knowledge	649	75.4	212	24.6
The frequency of acquiring information about COVID-19					27.58	2	<0.001
None or once a day	63	67.7	30	32.3
2–4 times daily	2684	86.6	417	13.4
5–10 times daily	884	87.0	132	13.0