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. 2020 May 3;6(5):e03900. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03900

Table 5.

COVID-19 knowledge.

The following statements were answered true or false by each provider:
“N95 masks and surgical masks are the same.”
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    2% report “True”

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    83% report “False” - Correct Response

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    15% report “Unsure”

“A common symptom of COVID-19 is sneezing.”
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    21% report “True”

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    56% report “False” - Correct Response

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    22% report “Unsure”

“COVID-19 belongs to a family of coronaviruses.”
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    73% report “True” - Correct Response

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    6% report “False”

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    21% report “Unsure”

“The common cold is an example of a coronavirus.”
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    28% report “True” - Correct Response

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    52% report “False”

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    20% report “Unsure”

“Patient contact must be at least 10 minutes to catch COVID-19.”
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    10% report “True”

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    62% report “False” - Correct Response

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    28% report “Unsure”

“A patient is required to exhibit symptoms of COVID-19 to be infectious.”
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    4% report “True”

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    77% report “False” - Correct Response

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    20% report “Unsure”