Table 4 Food recipients’ dietary health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic
Variables | Health behaviors level | Mean (SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor N (%) | Moderate N (%) | Good N (%) | ||
1. Usually eat freshly cooked food | 0 (0.0) | 65 (15.9) | 345 (84.1) | 1.84 (0.36) |
2. Always reheat food before eating leftover food | 30 (7.3) | 136 (33.2) | 244 (59.5) | 1.52 (0.62) |
3. Not eat raw/semi-raw meat or fish | 17 (4.2) | 92 (22.4) | 301 (73.4) | 1.69 (0.54) |
4. Always reheat received food either from the program or food delivery service | 103 (25.1) | 190 (46.3) | 117 (28.6) | 1.03 (0.73) |
5. Eat out | 49 (12.0) | 247 (60.2) | 114 (27.8) | 1.16 (0.61) |
6. Sniff food before eating and see if it gets bad or not | 20 (4.9) | 125 (30.5) | 265 (64.6) | 1.60 (0.58) |
7. Drink only drinking water or boiled water | 1 (0.2) | 60 (14.7) | 349 (85.1) | 1.85 (0.36) |
8. Use clean water for cooking | 2 (0.5) | 38 (9.3) | 370 (90.2) | 1.90 (0.32) |
9. Not sharing drinking cup/class with others | 64 (15.6) | 57 (13.9) | 289 (70.5) | 1.55 (0.75) |
10. Only drinking water from properly-packed containers | 3 (0.7) | 55 (13.4) | 352 (85.9) | 1.85 (0.37) |
11. Regularly wash hands with soap and clean water before and after eating food | 2 (0.5) | 97 (23.7) | 311 (75.8) | 1.75 (0.44) |
12. Ensure that containers are cleaned and closed properly before eating food | 1 (0.2) | 111 (27.1) | 298 (72.7) | 1.72 (0.45) |
13. Eating food with others | 50 (12.2) | 204 (49.8) | 156 (38.0) | 1.26 (0.65) |
14. Use a serving spoon whenever eating food with others | 13 (3.2) | 59 (14.4) | 338 (82.4) | 1.79 (0.48) |
15. Not using hand-picking food directly | 21 (5.1) | 80 (19.5) | 309 (75.4) | 1.70 (0.55) |
Total | 17 (4.1) | 137 (33.4) | 256 (62.4) | 1.61 (0.19) |