Table 4 Preventive Practice Behavior regarding Mucormycosis (n = 73 participants)

Preventive practice behavior regarding Mucormycosis

Use masks if you are visiting dusty sites.

- Done

- Not done

7

66

9.6

90.4

36

37

49.3

50.7

< 0.001

Wear shoes, long trousers, long sleeve shirts while handling soil (gardening), moss, or manure.

- Done

- Not done

43

30

58.9

41.1

47

26

64.4

35.6

0.571

Wear gloves when handling materials such as soil, moss, or manure

- Done

- Not done

11

62

15.1

84.9

49

24

67.1

32.9

< 0.001

Maintain personal hygiene including a thorough scrub bath

- Done

- Not done

7

66

9.6

90.4

11

62

15.1

84.9

0.125

Clean skin injuries well with soap and water, especially if they have been exposed to soil or dust.

- Done

- Not done

64

9

87.7

12.3

72

1

98.6

1.4

0.008

Taking into consideration warning signs and symptoms of Mucormycosis

- Done

- Not done

7

66

9.6

90.4

34

39

46.6

53.4

< 0.001

Do not consider all the cases with a blocked nose as cases of bacterial sinusitis, particularly in the context of immunosuppression and/or COVID-19 patients

- Done

- Not done

5

68

6.8

93.2

14

59

19.2

80.8

0.022

Preventive practice behavior score

Mean ± SD

Range

1.97 ± 1.35

0–6

3.60 ± 1.18

1–6

p-value ^b

< 0.001