Table 1.
Descriptive summary showing the baseline characteristics and COVID-19–related knowledge of participants who completed the baseline survey in Ghana in 2021 (n=36).
| Factors | Values | |
| Age (y), mean (SD) | 29 (5) | |
| Health workersa, n (%) | 18 (50) | |
| Has a doctor or another health care professional diagnosed you with COVID-19?, n (%) | ||
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No | 33 (92) |
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Yes | 1 (3) |
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Prefer not to answer | 2 (6) |
| Do you think you have been infected with COVID-19?, n (%) | ||
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No | 27 (75) |
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Unsure | 7 (19) |
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Yes | 2 (6) |
| Have you received at least 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine?, n (%) | ||
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Yes | 19 (53) |
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No | 17 (47) |
| COVID-19 can spread through mosquitoes, n (%) | ||
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True | 4 (11) |
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False | 32 (89) |
| SARS-CoV-2 can live on certain surfaces for days, n (%) | ||
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True | 29 (81) |
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False | 5 (14) |
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Unsure | 2 (6) |
| Antibiotics are effective at preventing COVID-19 infection, n (%) | ||
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True | 10 (27.8) |
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False | 18 (50.0) |
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Unsure | 8 (22.2) |
| COVID-19 can spread through droplets coughed out by an infected person, n (%) | ||
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True | 36 (100) |
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False | —b |
| Blisters or sores on the throat are not symptoms of COVID-19, n (%) | ||
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True | 10 (28) |
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False | 18 (50) |
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Unsure | 8 (22) |
| Washed hands with soap or used hand sanitizer several times a day, n (%) | ||
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Yes | 36 (100) |
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No | 0 (0) |
| Avoided public spaces, gatherings, or crowds, n (%) | ||
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Yes | 29 (81) |
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No | 7 (19) |
| Avoided contact with people who could be high risk, n (%) | ||
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Yes | 30 (83) |
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No | 6 (17) |
| Canceled or postponed travel for work or pleasure, n (%) | ||
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Yes | 17 (47) |
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No | 19 (53) |
aHealth workers include nurses, doctors, laboratory technicians, physician assistants, midwives, and orderlies.
bNot applicable.