Factors associated with preventive behaviors for COVID-19 infection among healthcare workers by a health behavior model

Limkunakul, Chutatip; Phuthomdee, Sadiporn; Srinithiwat, Palakorn; Chanthanaroj, Sasinun; Boonsawat, Watchara; Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak

doi:10.1186/s41182-022-00454-z

Table 6 Factors associated with preventive behaviors of COVID-19 infection by questions on perception of personal preventability to prevent COVID-19 infection in healthcare workers

From: Factors associated with preventive behaviors for COVID-19 infection among healthcare workers by a health behavior model

Questions	Univariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
Questions	Coefficient	95% CI	p value	Coefficient	95% CI	p value
1. You can actually wear a surgical mask covering your mouth and nose in public	1.443	0.166, 2.721	0.027	− 0.671	− 2.030, 0.689	0.332
2. You have no ability to convince people with COVID-19 high-risk contact to cover their mouth and nose while coughing or sneezing	2.074	1.319, 2.828	< 0.001	0.702	− 0.304, 1.708	0.171
3. You cannot convince persons at risk of COVID-19 infection to seek for medical attention	1.890	1.226, 2.554	< 0.001	0.975	0.081, 1.868	0.033
4. You frequently wash hands with soap and water or rub alcohol gel after contacting with suspected infective surroundings outside the household	2.659	1.478, 3.840	< 0.001	0.695	− 0.662, 2.051	0.314
5. You have no ability to suggest COVID-19 patients creating social or family isolation	1.825	1.076, 2.575	< 0.001	0.233	− 0.734, 1.200	0.636
6. It is unnecessary to use protective devices, such as surgical masks, for patients with mild cases or high-risk contact	1.242	0.390, 2.094	0.004	− 0.840	− 1.939, 0.259	0.133
7. You cannot separately have meals from asymptomatic COVID-19 carriers	1.481	0.673, 2.289	< 0.001	0.203	− 0.814, 1.220	0.695
8. You can stay healthy by eating healthy meals, using your own utensils, exercising for thirty minutes three times a week and getting enough sleep	2.152	1.349, 2.956	< 0.001	0.720	− 0.184, 1.624	0.118
9. You cannot avoid staying in crowded places	1.885	1.216, 2.553	< 0.001	0.950	0.205, 1.624	0.013
10. After the exposure of high-risk contact, you cannot access in COVID-19 screening test	2.001	1.335, 2.666	< 0.001	0.937	0.149, 1.726	0.020
11. You can disinfect your residence by hygienization with detergent, water, and hypochlorite	2.615	1.664, 3.566	< 0.001	0.505	− 0.618, 1.629	0.377
12. You can properly dispose of surgical masks by wrapping them before putting it in the trash with a closed lid	2.243	1.371, 3.116	< 0.001	0.990	0.044, 1.937	0.040

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