Table 2.
Basic and factual knowledge of pharmacists about COVID 19.
| Statements | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Basic Knowledge | |
| Name of Corona Virus (COVID19) | 373 (76.6) |
| Where Corona Virus Originated (China) | 485 (99.8) |
| Corona Virus (Animal Origin) | 305 (62.8) |
| Incubation Period (2–14 days) | 437 (89.9) |
| Diagnostic Testing (PCR) | 150 (30.9) |
| Factual knowledge | |
| Main method of transmission | |
| Coughing and Sneezing | 486 (100) |
| One person to another | 334 (68.7) |
| Contaminated surfaces | 448 (92.2) |
| Faecal-Oral Route | 111 (22.8) |
| Air droplets | 201 (41.4) |
| Body Fluids | 51 (10.5) |
| Unknown | 9 (1.9) |
| Raw Food | 76 (15.6) |
| Receiving goods from China | 76 (15.6) |
| Most common sign and symptoms | |
| No Sign and Symptoms | 5 (1) |
| Fever | 480 (98.8) |
| Dry Cough | 457 (94) |
| Shortness of Breath | 469 (96.5) |
| Diarrhea | 202 (41.6) |
| General Weakness | 405 (83.3) |
| Headache | 66 (13.6) |
| Nausea and Vomiting | 356 (73.3) |
| Sputum Secretion | 42 (8.6) |
| Patients at-Risk for contacting COVID19 | |
| Older Adults | 486 (100.0) |
| Chronic Diseases | 486 (100.0) |
| Weakened Immunity | 461 (94.9) |
| Pregnant | 315 (64.8) |
| Smoker | 292 (60.1) |
| Children | 83 (17.1) |
| Adult Female | 10 (2.1) |
| Adult Male | 48 (9.9) |