Table 2.
Knowledge of chronic disease patients about COVID-19 in Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia 2021(n = 319).
| S.N | Knowledge Questions | Frequency, n(%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | I don’t know | ||
| 1. | Main clinical symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, cough, shortness of breath, and fatigue | 315(98.7) | 0 | 4(1.3) |
| 2. | Stuffy nose, runny nose, and sneezing are less common symptoms in COVID-19 | 145(45.5) | 146(45.8) | 28(8.8) |
| 3. | COVID-19 symptoms appear within 2–14 days | 190(59.6) | 17(5.3) | 112(35.1) |
| 4. | Symptomatic and supportive treatment can help COVID-19 patients | 258(80.9) | 15(4.7) | 46(14.4) |
| 5. | Elderly, have chronic illnesses, and with suppressed immunity are more likely to be severe cases | 264(82.8) | 16(5) | 39(12.2) |
| 6. | Touching hands of an infected person would result in the infection by the COVID-19 virus | 285(89.3) | 15(4.7) | 19(6) |
| 7. | Touching your mouth, nose, or eyes with contaminated hand result in COVID-19 | 285(89.3) | 17(5.3) | 17(5.3) |
| 8. | Droplets of infected people’s respiratory fluid are how the COVID-19 virus spreads | 256(80.3) | 21(6.6) | 42(13.2) |
| 9. | Afebrile COVID-19 patients can’t infect others | 88(27.6) | 143(44.8) | 88(27.6) |
| 10. | Ordinary residents can wear medical masks | 249(78.1) | 33(10.3) | 37(11.6) |
| 11. | It is not necessary for children and young adults to take COVID-19 prevention measures | 64(20.1) | 232(72.7) | 23(7.2) |
| 12. | To prevent the infection by COVID-19, individuals should avoid going to crowded area | 259(81.2) | 42(13.2) | 18(5.6) |
| 13. | Washing hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 s or use 60% alcohol-based hand sanitizer is important to prevent infection with COVD-19 | 275(86.2) | 14(4.4) | 30(9.4) |
| 14. | Traveling to infectious area or meeting someone traveled to that area is risk for COVID-19. | 302(94.7) | 3(0.9) | 14(4.4) |
| 15. | Isolation and treatment of COVID-19 infected people are effective ways to reduce its spread | 268(84) | 27(8.5) | 24(7.5) |
| 16. | People who have contact history with COVID-19 case should be immediately isolated in a proper place. | 284(89) | 13(4.1) | 22(6.9) |
| Overall knowledge | Freq. (n) | Percentage (%) | ||
| Poor Knowledge | 156 | 48.9 | ||
| Good Knowledge | 163 | 51.1 | ||