Table 11  Mean (standard deviation) of perceived risks and importance of health protective behaviours within and across study groups.
Total Sample (n = 99)  Pilot Participants (n = 93)  Nonparticipants(n = 6)  Group Difference †  Negative Test (n = 89)  Positive Test (n = 4)  Group Difference †  Have self-Isolated (n = 36)  Have not Self-Isolated (n = 63)  Group Difference †
Perceived importance of protective behaviours for virus control (rated 1–10)
Social distancing  8.24 (1.79)  8.29 (1.75)  7.50 (2.58)  n.s.  8.33 (1.74)  7.5 (2.08)  n.s.  7.89 (1.98)  8.44 (1.64)  n.s.
Regular hand washing  9.04 (1.47)  9.02 (1.50)  9.33 (1.033)  n.s.  9.03 (1.52)  8.75 (.96)  n.s.  8.69 (1.64)  9.24 (1.34)  n.s.
Self-isolating  9.04 (1.47ß)  9.10 (1.714)  8.83 (1.329)  n.s.  9.16 (1.57)  7.75 (3.86)  n.s.  8.61 (n = 2.19)  9.35 (n = 1.27)  n.s.
Wearing a face covering  9.08 (1.69)  8.39 (2.08)  7.17 (1.722)  n.s.  8.40 (2.06)  8.00 (2.83)  n.s.  8.25 (2.10)  8.35 (2.7)  n.s.
Perceived risk of COVID-19 (pre-pilot; rated 1–10)  5.56 (1.768)  5.67 (1.71)  3.83 (1.94)  t (92) = 2.53, p < 0.05  5.69 (1.72)  5.25 (1.50)  n.s.  5.42 (1.99)  5.63 (1.64)  n.s.
Perceived risk of COVID-19 (post-pilot; rated 1–10)  6.47 (2.01)  6.54 (2.00)  5.50 (2.08)  n.s.  6.45 (1.98)  8.50 (1.29)  t (91) = 2.043, p < 0.05  6.22 (2.28)  6.62 (1.85)  n.s.
† Independent t test conducted. However, these statistics are underpowered (<0.8) and should be interpreted with caution, due to elevated risk of a Type II error.