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Table 3 Risk perception based on the EPPM by disease status (N = 3727)

From: Risk perception related to COVID-19 among the Iranian general population: an application of the extended parallel process model

 

Efficacy

Defensive response

Threats

Self-efficacy

Response efficacy

Denial

Reactance

Avoidance

Susceptibility

Severity

Mean (SD

Mean (SD

Mean (SD

Mean (SD

Mean (SD

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

History of coronavirus

 Yes

57.7 (21.9)

74.9 (23.5)

32.8 (23.7)

30.1 (26.8)

41.5 (28.7)

70.0 (22.5)

67.4 (21.3)

 No

67.1 (17.7)

83.9 (10.8)

22.0 (16.8)

19.3 (18.2)

27.0 (23.1)

67.7 (18.2)

77.9 (13.9)

P-value

0.036

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.009

< 0.0001

0.442

0.006

History of coronavirus in family members

 Yes

64.5 (20.9)

81.5 (18.9)

24.5 (19.7)

17.7 (20.5)

30.0 (27.8)

68.6 (22.1)

72.9 (17.4)

 No

67.0 (17.0)

83.8 (10.8)

22.1 (16.9)

19.4 (18.3)

27.1 (23.1)

67.7 (18.1)

77.0 (13.9)

P-value

0.018

< 0.0001

0.25

0.32

0.45

0.031

0.142

Frequency of chronic diseases

 0

67.5 (16.9)

84.1 (10.8)

21.8 (16.9)

19.3 (18.3)

27.1 (23.5)

69.3 (18.6)

76.5 (13.9)

 1

65.2 (17.7)

83.1 (11.5)

23.0 (17.0)

19.3 (18.1)

27.3 (22.4)

67.6 (16.7)

78.4 (14.0)

 2

65.7 (16.4)

82.8 (11.6)

26.1 (19.0)

22.7 (20.4)

27.9 (21.0)

69.0 (15.7)

77.2 (12.8)

 3 and more

60.0 (21.3)

77.6 (18.3)

20.8 (14.6)

17.2 (16.2)

20.0 (22.1)

66.6 (22.2)

74.8 (19.7)

P-value

0.001

0.002

0.026

0.224

0.390

0.021

0.016