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Table 6 Relation between practice score and participants’ characteristics

From: Using the Health Belief Model to assess COVID-19 perceptions and behaviours among a group of Egyptian adults: a cross-sectional study

 

Practice

Gender

Male

19.20 ± 7.09

Female

16.28 ± 5.54

P valuea

 < 0.001

Age (years)

 < 25

18.48 ± 6.61

25 -

18.50 ± 7.26

35 -

16.14 ± 5.43

45 -

15.82 ± 4.69

 > 55

14.93 ± 4.13

P valueb

 < 0.001

Education level

High school

18.71 ± 6.77

University or higher

16.63 ± 5.88

P valuea

0.01

Address

Inside Cairo

16.67 ± 5.42

Outside Cairo

18.72 ± 8.10

P valuea

0.01

Job

Not working

18.07 ± 7.84

Retired

14.70 ± 3.24

Student

18.25 ± 6.44

Housewife

16.75 ± 5.77

Professional work

16.24 ± 5.55

Administrative work

18.01 ± 6.59

P valueb

0.01

Usually used transport method

Public transport

19.32 ± 7.18

Taxi/Uber

15.74 ± 4.61

Private car

16.14 ± 5.09

Walking on foot

21.58 ± 10.32

P valueb

 < 0.001

Chronic disease

Yes

16.90 ± 5.77

No

17.24 ± 6.37

P valuea

0.53

  1. astudent t test
  2. bOne Way ANOVA test