Table 7 Perceptions of efficacy and self-efficacy in dealing with COVID-19 (N = 723)
Perception of efficacy and self-efficacy | Certainly not | Probably not | Perhaps yes-perhaps no | Probably yes | Most certainly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
1. Do you think that frequent hand hygiene helps to prevent COVID-19? | 21 | 2.9% | 9 | 1.2% | 75 | 10.4% | 135 | 18.7% | 483 | 66.8% |
2. Do you think that wearing masks helps to prevent COVID-19? | 33 | 4.6% | 42 | 5.8% | 174 | 24.1% | 243 | 33.6% | 231 | 32.0% |
3. Do you think that maintaining social distancing helps to prevent COVID-19? | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 48 | 6.6% | 138 | 19.1% | 528 | 73.0% |
4. Do you think that quarantine helps to prevent COVID-19? | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1.2% | 45 | 6.2% | 102 | 14.1% | 567 | 78.4% |
5. Do you think that you will manage to implement hand hygiene, if this is advised? | 3 | 0.4% | 9 | 1.2% | 48 | 6.6% | 114 | 15.8% | 549 | 75.9% |
6. Do you think that you will manage to implement mask-wearing, if this is advised? | 0 | 0.0% | 27 | 3.7% | 84 | 11.6% | 171 | 23.7% | 441 | 61.0% |
7. Do you think that you will manage to implement social distancing, if this is advised? | 3 | 0.4% | 15 | 2.1% | 57 | 7.9% | 159 | 22.0% | 489 | 67.6% |
8. Do you think that you will manage to implement quarantine, if this is advised? | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.8% | 60 | 8.3% | 135 | 18.7% | 522 | 72.2% |