Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in South Korea

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Table 7 Indirect effects of knowledge on practices via attitudes

Dependent Variable	Mediator	Est.	95% BC^a
Wearing facial masks	Perceived susceptibility	−0.0021	[− 0.0064, 0.0015]
	Perceived severity	0.0001	[−0.0015, 0.0014]
	Efficacy belief	0.0253	[0.0126, 0.0401]
Practicing hand hygiene	Perceived susceptibility	−0.001	[− 0.0018, 0.0002]
	Perceived severity	0.0002	[−0.0013, 0.0015]
	Efficacy belief	0.0218	[0.0101, 0.0362]
Avoiding crowded places	Perceived susceptibility	−0.0013	[− 0.0081, 0.0047]
	Perceived severity	0.0001	[−0.0025, 0.0026]
	Efficacy belief	0.0274	[0.0140, 0.0429]

Note. Unstandardized point estimates (Est.) are the indirect effect of the IV on the DV through the mediator
BC^a bias-corrected confidence interval; 95% bias-corrected confidence interval does not cross zero, and thus, mediation is assumed

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