Association between belief in the effectiveness of selected control measures and practice COVID-19 preventive practice among HCWs in Sierra Leone, 2020.

Table 4: Association between belief in the effectiveness of selected control measures and practice COVID-19 preventive practice among HCWs in Sierra Leone, 2020.

Variables	Preventive practice		PR (95% CI)
Lockdown effective	Good	Poor	PR (95% CI)
Not perceived	58	15	1.4 (1.2-1.7)
Perceived	217	174
Ban on school activities effective
Not perceived	80	26	1.4 (1.2-1.6)
Perceived	194	164
Ban on gathering effective
Not perceived	60	22	1.3 (1.1-1.5)
Perceived	215	167
Hand hygiene effective
Not perceived	1	4	0.3 (0.1-1.9)
Perceived	274	185
Face-mask effective
Not perceived	3	3	0.9 (0.4-1.9)
Perceived	270	187
Social distancing effective
Not perceived	3	3	0.9 (0.4-1.9)
Perceived	269	186
Border closure effective
Not perceived	35	19	1.1 (0.9-1.3)
Perceived	236	170
Airport closure effective
Not perceived	45	23	1.2 ( 0.9-1.4)
Perceived	227	166
Risk perception
Low risk perception	148	106	1.0 (0.8-1.1)
High risk perception	127	84