Table 5 Precautionary practices done by the educated Syrian participants according to gender, age and education
| Â | Cough or sneeze in face masks | Replace or wash face mask regularly | Pursuing personal hygiene habits before the pandemic | Avoid close contact with elderly or patients | Keep a distance from others | Cleaning high-touch surfaces | ||||||||||||||
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Yes (%) | No (%) | Sometimes (%) | Always (%) | No (%) | Sometimes (%) | When dirty (%) | Always (%) | Often (%) | Sometimes (%) | No (%) | Yes (%) | No (%) | Yes (%) | No (%) | Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
Male | 51 (48.1) | 28 (26.4) | 27 (25.5) | 61 (58.1) | 13 (12.4) | 17 (16.2) | 14 (13.3) | 45 (40.2) | 40 (35.7) | 19 (17.0) | 8 (7.1) | 43 (38.4) | 69 (61.6) | 41 (36.6) | 71 (63.4) | 49 (43.8) | 63 (56.3) | |||
Female | 130 (45.9) | 64 (22.6) | 89 (31.4) | 181 (63.5) | 14 (4.9) | 48 (16.8) | 42 (14.7) | 157 (53.0) | 69 (23.3) | 47 (15.9) | 23 (7.8) | 155 (52.4) | 141 (47) | 98 (33.1) | 198 (66.) | 177 (59.8) | 119 (40.2) | |||
Total | 181 (46.5) | 92 (23.7) | 116 (29.8) | 242 (62.1) | 27 (6.9) | 65 (16.7) | 56 (14.4) | 202 (49.5) | 109 (26.7) | 66 (16.2) | 31 (7.6) | 198 | 210 | 139 | 269 | 226 | 182 | |||
Pearson Chi-Square P-value | 0.47 | 0.08 | 0.05* | 0.01* | 0.50 | 0.004* | ||||||||||||||
< 20 | 18 (41.9) | 10 (23.3) | 15 (34.9) | 24 (55.8) | 2 (4.7) | 7 (16.3) | 10 (23.3) | 24 (54.5) | 12 (27.3) | 4 (9.1) | 4 (9.1) | 19 (43.2) | 25 (56.8) | 11 (25.0) | 33 (75.0) | 28 (63.6) | 16 (36.4) | |||
20–29 | 67 (44.1) | 42 (27.6) | 43 (28.3) | 99 (64.3) | 15 (9.7) | 22 (14.3) | 18 (11.7) | 84 (52.5) | 40 (25.0) | 25 (15.6) | 11 (15.6) | 79 (49.4) | 81 (50.6) | 43 (26.9) | 117(73.) | 94 (58.8) | 66 (41.3) | |||
30–40 | 44 (62.9) | 10 (14.3) | 16 (22.9) | 47 (68.1) | 4 (5.8) | 11 (15.9) | 7 (10.1) | 32 (43.8) | 14 (19.2) | 21 (28.8) | 21 (28.8) | 33 (45.2) | 40 (54.8) | 29 (39.7) | 44 (60.3) | 36 (49.3) | 37 (50.7) | |||
> 40 | 52 (41.9) | 30 (24.2) | 42 (33.9) | 72 (58.1) | 6 (4.8) | 25 (20.2) | 21 (16.9) | 62 (47.3) | 43 (32.8) | 16 (12.2) | 16 (12.2) | 67 (51.1) | 64 (48.9) | 56 (42.7) | 75 (57.3) | 68 (51.9) | 63 (48.1) | |||
Pearson Chi-Square P-value | 0.09 | 0.34 | 0.09 | 0.74 | 0.01* | 0.29 | ||||||||||||||
Middle school | 5 (50.0) | 2 (20.0) | 3 (30.0) | 6 (60.0) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (10.0) | 2 (20.0) | 5 (50.0) | 2 (20.0) | 2 (20.0) | 1 (10.0) | 3 (30.0) | 7 (70.0) | 2 (20.0) | 8 (80.0) | 4 (40.0) | 6 (60.0) | |||
High school | 12 (36.4) | 8 (24.2) | 13 (39.4) | 20 (60.0) | 1 (3.0) | 9 (27.3) | 3 (9.1) | 21 (61.8) | 6 (17.6) | 4 (11.8) | 3 (8.8) | 20 (58.8) | 14 (41.2) | 15 (44.1) | 19 (55.9) | 20 (58.8) | 14 (41.2) | |||
Graduates | 109 (47.0) | 62 (26.7) | 61 (26.3) | 136 (58.4) | 22 (9.4) | 34 (14.6) | 41 (17.6) | 118 (48.8) | 72 (29.8) | 38 (15.7) | 14 (5.8) | 116 (47.9) | 126 (52.) | 81 (33.5) | 161 (66.) | 136 (56.2 | 106 (43.8) | |||
postgraduate | 55 (48.2) | 20 (17.5) | 39 (34.2) | 80 (70.2) | 3 (2.6) | 21 (18.4) | 10 (8.8) | 58 (47.5) | 29 (23.8) | 22 (18.0) | 13 (10.7) | 59 (48.4) | 63 (51.6) | 41 (33.6) | 81 (66.4) | 66 (54.1) | 56 (45.9) | |||
Pearson Chi-Square P-value | 0.38 | 0.06 | 0.62 | 0.41 | 0.48 | 0.73 | ||||||||||||||