COVID-19 pandemic: perception, attitude, and practices of university students from health sector faculties

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 5 Attitudes and practices mean scores of study participants toward COVID-19 pandemic prevention (n=1990)

Variables	Attitudes toward the pandemic	t ^a	p-value	Attitudes toward protective measures	t ^a	p-value	Practices toward COVID-19	t ^a	p-value
Variables	Mean ± SD	t ^a	p-value	Mean ± SD	t ^a	p-value	Mean ± SD	t ^a	p-value
Gender
Male	15.4 ± 2.8	3.743	0.436	20.6 ± 4.1	15.78	0.001*	11.5 ± 1.6	1.766	0.728
Female	14.6 ± 2.6			21.5 ± 3.6			11.6 ± 1.7
Residences
Rural	14.5 ± 2.5	4.814	0.160	21.4 ± 3.7	0.466	0.106	12.4 ± 1.4	0.223	0.001*
Urban	14.6 ± 2.7			21.1 ± 3.8			11.0 ± 1.6
Perceived risk of infection
Yes	14.8 ± 2.6			21.9 ± 3.6			12.7 ± 1.5
No	14.3 ± 2.7	4.501	0.001*	20.8 ± 3.9	19.44	0.001*	10.8 ± 1.5	3.374	0.001*
Contact cases
Reporting to the authority	14.7 ± 2.6	1.103	0.005*	21.2 ± 3.9	0.015	0.001*	11.8 ± 1.6	0.345	0.001*
Don’t know	14.3 ± 2.7			21.7 ± 3.7			10.9 ± 1.6
Avoid contact with positive case
Yes	14.6 ± 2.6			19.9 ± 4.3			11.6 ± 1.7
No	14.2 ± 2.3	0.435	0.924	21.3 ± 3.8	3.521	0.040*	11.2 ± 1.6	0.126	0.009*
Flu symptoms/avoid contact with others
Yes	14.6 ± 2.6	0.059	0.329	21.5 ± 3.7	15.01	0.001*	11.6 ± 1.7	0.301	0.107
No	14.4 ± 2.6			19.7 ± 4.3			11.8 ± 1.7
Experiences infection/seeking medical advise
Yes	15.9 ± 2.6	0.359	0.001*	22.2 ± 3.7	0.216	0.045*	11.2 ± 1.6	0.230	0.067
No	14.5 ± 2.6			21.2 ± 3.8			11.6 ± 1.8