Table 3.
Responses about knowledge of COVID-19 transmission, symptoms, complications and people at high risk among university students in Jordan.
Question (Correct answer) | Correct answers | Incorrect answers | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
N. | % | N. | % | |
Mode of COVID-19 transmission includes: | ||||
Saliva and nasal drip from the sick COVID-19 patient (Yes) | 1,695 | 81.4 | 388 | 18.6 |
Coughing and sneezing (Yes) | 1,877 | 90.1 | 206 | 9.9 |
Touching the nose or mouth (Yes) | 1,812 | 87.0 | 271 | 13.0 |
Kissing and shaking hands (Yes) | 1,973 | 94.7 | 110 | 5.3 |
The use of objects owned by an COVID-19 infected person (Yes) | 1,807 | 86.7 | 276 | 13.3 |
Touching contaminated surfaces (Yes) | 1,962 | 94.2 | 121 | 5.8 |
Consuming foods (No) | 1,600 | 76.8 | 483 | 23.2 |
Sexual route (No) | 1,352 | 64.9 | 731 | 35.1 |
Air (No) | 1,497 | 71.9 | 586 | 28.1 |
People who are vulnerable to develop complications include: | ||||
Adults (No) | 1,871 | 89.8 | 212 | 10.2 |
Children less than 5 years old (No) | 1,251 | 60.1 | 832 | 39.9 |
People with co-morbidity such as diabetes, cancer and other chronic diseases (Yes) | 1,687 | 81.0 | 396 | 19.0 |
Elderly (Yes) | 1,970 | 94.6 | 113 | 5.4 |
The symptoms of the disease may include: | ||||
Fever (Yes) | 1,939 | 93.1 | 144 | 6.9 |
Blurred vision (No) | 1,945 | 93.4 | 138 | 6.6 |
Dry cough (Yes) | 1,917 | 92.0 | 166 | 8.0 |
Myalgia (Yes) | 923 | 44.3 | 1160 | 55.7 |
Sore throat (Yes) | 1,536 | 73.7 | 547 | 26.3 |
Runny nose (Yes) | 841 | 40.4 | 1242 | 59.6 |
Difficulty breathing (Yes) | 1,877 | 90.1 | 206 | 9.9 |
Skin rash (No) | 2,047 | 98.3 | 36 | 1.7 |
Diarrhea (Yes) | 850 | 40.8 | 1233 | 59.2 |
Vomiting (Yes) | 602 | 28.9 | 1481 | 71.1 |
Complications of COVID-19 infection include: | ||||
Pneumonia (Yes) | 1,840 | 88.3 | 243 | 11.7 |
Sepsis (Yes) | 95 | 4.6 | 1988 | 95.4 |
Bronchitis (Yes) | 1,649 | 79.2 | 434 | 20.8 |
Neuropathy (No) | 1,929 | 92.6 | 154 | 7.4 |
Multi-organ failure (Yes) | 1,150 | 55.2 | 933 | 44.8 |
Hyperglycemia (No) | 1,958 | 94.0 | 125 | 6.0 |
Severe illness with respiratory failure can lead to death (Yes) | 1,899 | 91.2 | 184 | 8.8 |