Table 2.
Knowledge about COVID-19 among the participants (n = 559)
| Knowledge items | Yes | No | Not sure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No | % | No | % | |
| COVID-19 spreads by | ||||||
| 1. Droplets of affected person (with cough or expiration) | 536* | 95.9 | 13 | 2.3 | 10 | 1.8 |
| 2. Surfaces touched by affected person | 531* | 95.0 | 10 | 1.8 | 18 | 3.2 |
| 3. Touching coins and banknotes | 488 | 87.3 | 29* | 5.2 | 42 | 7.5 |
| 4. Dealing with pets | 175 | 31.3 | 216* | 38.6 | 168 | 30.1 |
| 5. Stool (e.g. in public toilets) | 174 | 31.1 | 168* | 30.1 | 217 | 38.8 |
| 6. Goods imported from China | 189 | 33.8 | 200* | 35.8 | 170 | 30.4 |
| 7. The disease could be transmitted from asymptomatic person | 457* | 81.8 | 47 | 8.4 | 55 | 9.8 |
| Common symptoms include | ||||||
| 8. Fever | 529* | 94.6 | 8 | 1.4 | 22 | 3.9 |
| 9. Dry cough | 543* | 97.1 | 7 | 1.3 | 9 | 1.6 |
| 10. Body aches | 487* | 87.1 | 23 | 4.1 | 49 | 8.8 |
| 11. Difficulty in breathing | 543* | 97.1 | 4 | 0.7 | 12 | 2.1 |
| 12. Vomiting | 129 | 23.1 | 231* | 41.3 | 199 | 35.6 |
| 13. The virus may be more dangerous for the elderly | 551* | 98.6 | 2 | 0.4 | 6 | 1.1 |
| 14. The virus may be more dangerous in patients with chronic diseases | 537* | 96.1 | 5 | 0.9 | 17 | 3.0 |
| Measures to prevent spread of the disease include | ||||||
| 15. Proper hand wash | 557* | 99.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 16. Maintaining an appropriate distance between yourself and anyone with symptoms | 554* | 99.1 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 17. Avoiding touching eyes, nose and mouth | 543* | 97.1 | 6 | 1.1 | 10 | 1.8 |
| 18. Putting on facemasks in public places | 427 | 76.4 | 59* | 10.6 | 73 | 13.1 |
| 19. Taking antibiotics | 74 | 13.2 | 380* | 68.0 | 105 | 18.8 |
| 20. Eating garlic | 185 | 33.1 | 223* | 39.9 | 151 | 27.0 |
| 21. An effective vaccine against the virus is currently available | 12 | 2.1 | 459* | 82.1 | 88 | 15.7 |
| 22. An effective treatment against the virus is currently available | 30 | 5.4 | 426* | 76.2 | 103 | 18.4 |
| 23. Antibiotics can treat the disease | 39 | 7.0 | 402* | 71.9 | 118 | 21.1 |
| Total score | ||||||
| Min–max | 7–22 | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 16.39 ± 2.63 | |||||
*Correct answer