Table 1 Responses to COVID-19 precautionary behaviors among the students of health sciences in Princess Nourah University, 2020 (n = 286)
Categories of precautionary behaviors | Never No. (%) | Seldom No. (%) | Sometime No. (%) | Often No. (%) | Always No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Social distancing measures | |||||
o Stay at home | 11 (3.8) | 2 (0.7) | 39 (13.6) | 88 (30.8) | 146 (51.1) |
o Maintain safe distance | 2 (0.7) | 8 (2.8) | 19 (6.6) | 78 (27.3) | 179 (62.6) |
Personal hygienic measures | |||||
o Wearing masks when going out | 10 (3.5) | 3 (1.0) | 15 (5.2) | 27 (9.4) | 231 (80.8) |
o Wearing rubber gloves in public | 43 (15.0) | 18 (6.3) | 36 (12.6) | 43 (15.0) | 146 (51.1) |
o Wash my hands as recommended | 21 (7.3) | 44 (15.4) | 100 (35.0) | 67 (23.4) | 54 (18.9) |
o Do not touch eyes, nose, and mouth by hands | 22 (7.7) | 36 (12.6) | 95 (33.2) | 84 (29.4) | 49 (17.1) |
o Disinfecting touchable things | 12 (4.2) | 27 (9.4) | 60 (21.0) | 71 (24.8) | 116 (40.6) |
Precautionary behaviors | |||||
o Total score(X ± SD) | 27.7 ± 4.5 | ||||
o % | 27.7/35*100 = 79.1 | ||||