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Table 3 Risk perception using 6 construct of health beliefs among health sciences university students according to their level of adherence to COVID-19 precautionary behavior (n = 286)

From: Assessment of perceived risk and precautionary behavior toward COVID-19 pandemic using the health belief model, Saudi Arabia

Characteristics

Study groups

Total

No. (%)

𝛘2 test

P value

0R (95%CI)

Level of adherence to precautionary behavioral

Satisfactory

No. (%)

Unsatisfactory

No. (%)

Perceived susceptibility

 High

104 (59.8)

70 (40.2)

174 (60.8)

1.39

.237

1

 Low

59 (52.7)

53 (47.3)

112 (39.2)

1.34 (0.88–2.15

Perceived severity

 High

87 (58.4)

62 (41.6)

149 (52.1)

0.25

.62

1

 Low

76 (55.5)

61 (44.5)

137 (47.9)

1.13 (0.71–1.80)

Perceived benefits

 High

129 (63.2)

75 (36.8)

204 (71.3)

11.3

<.001*

1

 Low

34 (41.5)

48 (58.5)

82 (28.7)

  

2.43 (1.44–4.1)

Perceived barriers

 High

66 (44.0)

84 (56.0)

150 (52.4)

21.7

<.001*

1

 Low

97 (71.3)

39 (28.7)

136 (47.6)

0.31 (0.19–0.52)

Perceived self-efficacy

 High

123 (65.4)

65 (34.6)

188 (65.7)

15.9

<.001*

1

 Low

40 (40.8)

58 (59.2)

98 (34.3)

2.7 (1.7–4.5)

Cues to action

 High

131 (67.5)

63 (32.5)

194 (67.8)

27.3

<.001*

1

 Low

32 (34.8)

60 (65.2)

92 (32.2)

3.89 (2.31–6.58)

Risk perception

 Positive

119 (75.3)

39 (24.7)

158 (55.2)

48.4

<.001*

1

 Negative

44 (34.4)

84 (65.6)

128 (44.8)

5.83 (3.49–9.74)

COVID-19-related knowledge

 Good

105 (59.0)

73 (41.0)

178 (62.2)

0.77

.38

1

 Poor

58 (53.7)

50 (46.3)

108 (37.8)

1.24 (0.77–2.1)

  1. *P ≤ 0.05 is significance
  2. OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval