Attitudes and Practices of the Public Toward Precautionary Measures Post-COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia

Figures & data

Table 1 The Demographic Characteristics of the Participants

Demographics	Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)
Gender
Male	810	33.7
Female	1596	66.3
Age
18–29	1488	61.8
30–39	366	15.2
40–49	287	11.9
50–59	206	8.6
60<	59	2.4
Marital status
Married	741	30.8
Single	1519	63.1
Divorced	112	4.7
Widowed	34	1.4
Education
Illiterate	14	0.6
Primary school	16	0.7
Secondary school	49	2
High school	520	21.6
College	1626	67.6
Postgraduate	181	7.5
Employment
Student	1265	52.6
Employed	779	32.4
Unemployed	362	15
Healthcare worker
Yes	346	14.4
No	2060	85.6
Income (monthly)
>5k	1385	57.6
5k-10k	492	20.4
10k-20k	420	17.5
<20k	109	4.5
Region
Western	1095	45.5
Central	673	27.9
Eastern	162	6.7
Northern	116	4.8
Southern	360	15

Table 2 The Protective Measures Followed by Participants After Restrictions Eased

Protective Measures	Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)
History of COVID19 infection
Yes	1219	50.7
No	1187	49.3
Attending social event after restrictions eased
Yes	1678	69.7
No	728	30.3
Attending crowded event after restrictions eased
Yes	1900	79
No	506	21
Practice social distancing after restrictions eased
Yes	771	32
No	1635	68
Avoiding handshake after restrictions eased
Yes	662	27.5
No	1744	72.5
Washing hands regularly after restrictions eased
Yes	1469	61.1
No	937	38.9
Taking care of personal hygiene after restrictions eased
Yes	1625	67.5
No	781	32.5
Covering mouth/nose after restrictions eased
Yes	2110	87.7
No	296	12.3
Wearing masks after restrictions eased
Yes	832	34.6
No	1574	65.4
Wearing masks when sick after restrictions eased
Yes	1451	60.3
No	955	39.7
Regularly cleaning surfaces after restrictions eased
Yes	1201	49.9
No	1205	50.1
Using hand sanitizers regularly after restrictions eased
Yes	1409	58.6
No	997	41.4

Table 3 Binary Logistic Regression Analysis

Variable	Odds Ratio of Being Adherent to Precautionary Measures (95% Confidence Interval)	P-value
Gender
Male (Reference group)	1.00
Female	1.33 (1.12–1.58)	<0.001
Age categories
18–29 years (Reference group)	1.00
30–39 years	1.48 (1.18–1.85)	<0.001
40–49 years	0.93 (0.72–1.19)	0.538
50–59 years	1.04 (0.79–1.39)	0.768
60 years and older	1.99 (1.16–3.41)	0.012
Marital status
Married (Reference group)	1.00
Single	0.78 (0.66–0.92)	0.003
Divorced	1.09 (0.74–1.59)	0.672
Widowed	0.96 (0.49–1.89)	0.908
Level of education
Illiterate (Reference group)	1.00
Primary school	0.84 (0.31–2.26)	0.730
Secondary school	0.74 (0.42–1.32)	0.308
High school	0.85 (0.70–1.03)	0.095
College	1.01 (0.85–1.20)	0.878
Postgraduate	1.54 (1.14–2.10)	0.006
Job status
Student (Reference group)	1.00
Employed	1.27 (1.07–1.51)	0.006
Unemployed	1.19 (0.95–1.48)	0.136
Healthcare worker
Yes (Reference group)	1.00
No	0.56 (0.44–0.70)	<0.001
Income level
Less than 5k (Reference group)	1.00
5k-10k	1.29 (1.06–1.57)	0.013
10k-20k	1.23 (1.00–1.52)	0.051
More than 20k	0.88 (0.60–1.29)	0.509