Table 2.
Answers provided by students regarding the CoViD–19 pandemic.
| Questions n of Respondents (%) |
Whole Sample n = 2125 |
Life Sciences n = 1047 |
Other n = 1078 |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your Knowledge about Covid−19 Epidemic is | ||||
| Excellent | 230 (10.8) | 117 (11.2) | 113 (10.5) | 0.04 |
| Good | 1211 (57) | 610 (58.3) | 601 (55.8) | |
| Medium | 593 (27.9) | 288 (27.5) | 305 (28.3) | |
| Low | 91 (4.3) | 32 (3.1) | 59 (5.5) | |
| The New Epidemic may be Considered Similar to that of the Seasonal Flu? | ||||
| Yes | 523 (24.6) | 252 (24.1) | 271 (25.1) | 0.56 |
| No | 1602 (75.4) | 795 (75.9) | 807 (74.9) | |
| Is it Possible to Treat Covid−19 with Antibiotics? | ||||
| Yes | 410 (19.3) | 156 (14.9) | 254 (23.6) | 0.01 |
| No | 1715 (80.7) | 891 (85.1) | 824 (76.4) | |
| The Cause of Covid−19 is a | ||||
| Virus | 1978 (93.1) | 1016 (97.0) | 962 (89.2) | 0.00 |
| Bacterium | 125 (5.9) | 21 (2) | 104 (9.6) | |
| Parasite | 22 (1) | 10 (1) | 12 (1.1) | |
| * The Main Transmission Route of the Disease is | ||||
| Air | 1891 (89) | 942 (90) | 949 (88) | 0.33 |
| Water | 301 (14.2) | 161 (15.4) | 140 (13) | |
| Food | 298 (14) | 153 (14.6) | 145 (13.5) | |
| Blood Transfusion | 413 (19.4) | 205 (19.6) | 208 (19.3) | |
| Sexual Intercourse | 473 (22.3) | 228 (21.8) | 245 (22.7) | |
| * The most Effective Protective Measure is | ||||
| Handwashing | 1854 (87.2) | 933 (89.1) | 921 (85.4) | 0.00 |
| Facial Masks | 1848 (87.0) | 912 (87.1) | 936 (86.8) | |
| Gloves | 1646 (77.5) | 815 (77.8) | 831 (77.1) | |
| Protective Glasses | 698 (32.8) | 422 (40.3) | 276 (25.6) | |
| Fruit and Vegetables Washing | 529 (24.9) | 284 (27.1) | 245 (22.7) | |
| Use of Condom | 188 (8.8) | 105 (10.0) | 83 (7.7) | |
| Disinfection of Surfaces | 1557 (73.3) | 785 (75.0) | 772 (71.6) | |
| Avoid Close Contacts | 1860 (87.5) | 917 (87.6) | 943 (87.5) | |
| Is there a Drug to Treat Covid−19? | ||||
| Yes | 643 (30.3) | 310 (29.6) | 333 (30.9) | 0.52 |
| No | 1482 (69.7) | 737 (70.4) | 745 (69.1) | |
| Is there a Vaccine to Prevent Covid−19? | ||||
| Yes | 210 (9.9) | 99 (9.5) | 111 (10.3) | 0.52 |
| No | 1915 (90.1) | 948 (90.5) | 967 (89.7) | |
| Which is the Target Population of Covid−19? | ||||
| Only Older People | 170 (8.0) | 70 (6.7) | 100 (9.3) | 0.01 |
| Only Children | 38 (1.8) | 12 (1.1) | 26 (2.4) | |
| All | 1917 (90.2) | 965 (92.2) | 952 (88.3) | |
| Which Area of the Italian Territory has been Involved in the Epidemic? | ||||
| Northern Regions | 389 (18.3) | 173 (16.5) | 216 (20) | 0.01 |
| Center Regions | 30 (1.4) | 8 (0.8) | 22 (2) | |
| South Regions | 20 (0.9) | 7 (0.7) | 13 (1.2) | |
| All | 1686 (79.3) | 859 (82) | 827 (76.7) | |
| * The Lockdown has been Adopted to: | ||||
| Reduce the Severity of the Disease | 191 (9.0) | 82 (7.8) | 109 (10.1) | 0.03 |
| Decrease Infected People | 1837 (86.4) | 911 (87.0) | 926 (85.9) | |
| Enhance People Immune Status | 43 (2.0) | 20 (1.9) | 23 (2.1) | |
| Reduce the Burden Of Patients | 869 (40.9) | 450 (43.0) | 419 (38.9) | |
| Which Categories Underwent Diagnostic Tests? | ||||
| Patients with Acute Symptoms | 319 (15) | 146 (13.9) | 173 (16.0) | 0.02 |
| And their Contacts | 1082 (50.9) | 548 (52.3) | 534 (49.5) | |
| People who Live in “Red-Zones” | 680 (32.0) | 323 (30.9) | 357 (33.1) | |
| Only Health Personnel | 44 (2.1) | 30 (2.9) | 14 (1.3) | |
| Which Institution is Managing the Emergency in Italy? | ||||
| Ministry of Health | 682 (32.1) | 347 (33.1) | 335 (31.1) | 0.18 |
| Superior Health Institute | 420 (19.8) | 215 (20.5) | 205 (19.0) | |
| Council of Ministers | 388 (18.3) | 178 (17.0) | 210 (19.5) | |
| Civil Protection Department | 585 (27.5) | 277 (26.5) | 308 (28.6) | |
| Regions | 50 (2.4) | 30 (2.9) | 20 (1.9) | |
| How many Italian People have been Affected by CoViD–19? | ||||
| 5000 | 194 (9.1) | 89 (8.5) | 105 (9.7) | 0.04 |
| 50,000 | 1859 (87.5) | 932 (89.0) | 927 (86.0) | |
| 5,000,000 | 72 (3.4) | 26 (2.5) | 46 (4.3) |
* Multiple answers were allowed.