Table 4 Difference in perception, concerns, and government trust between CAM users and non-users
Variables | Total n = 331 (%) | CAM users n = 252 (%) | Non-users n = 79 (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Concern about own self and/or family members becoming infectedª | ||||
 Low (1,2) | 84 (25.4) | 61 (24.2) | 23 (29.1) | 0.314 |
 Moderate (3) | 84 (25.4) | 61 (24.2) | 23 (29.1) | |
 High (4,5) | 163 (49.2) | 130 (51.6) | 33 (41.8) | |
Concern about not being able to visit crowded areaª | ||||
 Low (1,2) | 79 (23.9) | 57 (22.6) | 22 (27.8) | 0.054 |
 Moderate (3) | 96 (29.0) | 67 (26.6) | 29 (36.7) | |
 High (4,5) | 156 (47.1) | 128 (50.8) | 28 (35.4) | |
Concern about not being able to visit health facilitiesª | ||||
 Low (1,2) | 109 (32.9) | 79 (31.3) | 30 (38.0) | 0.322 |
 Moderate (3) | 94 (28.4) | 70 (27.8) | 24 (30.4) | |
 High (4,5) | 128 (38.7) | 103 (40.9) | 25 (31.6) | |
Concern about having insufficient information on MERSª | ||||
 Low (1,2) | 98 (29.6) | 75 (29.8) | 23 (29.1) | 0.207 |
 Moderate (3) | 93 (28.1) | 65 (25.8) | 28 (35.4) | |
 High (4,5) | 140 (42.3) | 112 (44.4) | 28 (35.4) | |
Concern about no treatment modality available for MERSª | ||||
 Low (1,2) | 51 (15.4) | 33 (13.1) | 18 (22.8) | 0.017 |
 Moderate (3) | 73 (22.1) | 51 (20.2) | 22 (27.8) | |
 High (4,5) | 207 (62.5) | 168 (66.7) | 39 (49.4) | |
Perceived likelihood of infection° | ||||
 Low (1,2) | 140 (42.3) | 103 (40.9) | 37 (46.8) | 0.458 |
 Moderate (3) | 111 (33.5) | 89 (35.3) | 22 (27.8) | |
 High (4,5) | 80 (24.2) | 60 (23.8) | 20 (25.3) | |
Perceived danger of MERS outbreak on health1 | ||||
 Low (1,2) | 29 (8.8) | 22 (8.7) | 7 (8.9) | 0.017 |
 Moderate (3) | 124 (37.5) | 84 (33.3) | 40 (50.6) | |
 High (4,5) | 178 (53.8) | 146 (57.9) | 32 (40.5) | |
Perceived preventability of MERS infection | ||||
 Possible | 257 (77.6) | 197 (78.2) | 60 (75.9) | 0.679 |
 Not possible | 74 (22.4) | 55 (21.8) | 19 (24.1) | |
Trust in the government response | ||||
 Appropriate | 133 (40.2) | 100 (39.7) | 33 (41.8) | 0.020 |
 Not appropriate | 151 (45.6) | 123 (48.8) | 28 (35.4) | |
 No opinion | 47 (14.2) | 29 (11.5) | 18 (22.8) | |
Protective behaviors* | ||||
 Wearing a mask | 186 (56.2) | 144 (57.1) | 42 (53.2) | 0.534 |
 Hand-washing | 260 (78.5) | 206 (81.7) | 54 (68.4) | 0.011 |
 Refraining from going outside | 148 (44.7) | 117 (46.4) | 31 (39.2) | 0.262 |
 Refraining from physical contact with other people | 62 (18.7) | 55 (21.8) | 7 (8.9) | 0.010 |
 Resting | 73 (22.1) | 58 (23.0) | 15 (19.0) | 0.451 |
 Visiting health facilities for consultation | 10 (3.0) | 7 (2.8) | 3 (3.8) | 0.644 |