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. 2020 May 15;12(5):e8144. doi: 10.7759/cureus.8144

Table 2. COVID-19 (for medical and paramedical personnel) question list.

WHO, World Health Organization

COVID-19 (for medical and paramedical personnel) question list
1 Country
2 Profession
3 If other, specify
4 Age
5 Sex
6 Are you worried that you can be infected with coronavirus?
7 If no, why?
8 Where do you get the information regarding coronavirus or COVID-19 from?
9 Do you go to any specific websites?
10 If yes, name of the website
11 Have you read articles published in scientific journals with respect to COVID-19?
12 Have you attended online or in-person any lectures organized by college, IMA or other professional organization?
13 Have you listened to talks on YouTube by WHO or other experts?
14 What source of information do you trust?
15 If website, specify the website
16 If any other source, specify
17 What are the symptoms of the disease that you know?
18 How does the disease spread?
19 How can you prevent the spread and protect yourself?
20 Are you avoiding social/public gathering?
21 If yes, since when?
22 Who should wear a mask?
23 Should you wash your hands before wearing and after removing a mask?
24 Do you wash your hands more frequently now and are you aware of WHO guidelines for handwashing?
25 How many times do you wash your hands?
26 How many steps are there for hand washing as recommended in WHO guidelines for hand hygiene?
27 When should you wash your hands?
28 If you are suffering from any of the symptoms but not having difficulty in breathing what will you do?
29 If you have fever, cough and shortness of breath what should you do?
30 Do you think the government is taking proper steps to control the spread of the disease?
31 Do you believe that there is a treatment for the disease?
32 Do you believe that there is a vaccine for the disease?
33 Do you take influenza vaccine every year?
34 Do you have old people at home who take influenza vaccine?
35 If someone gets infected, for how long can he infect others?
36 If you are exposed to an infected person, how long will it take to show symptoms of the disease?
37 Is COVID-19 same as SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)?
38 Have you previously managed SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) or other epidemics that cause respiratory issues?
39 For how long the virus will survive on
40 Can you get the infection from your pet (cats and dogs)?
41 Have you cancelled a personal trip?
42 Would you be willing to self-isolate and work from home for 7 to 14 days if needed?
43 Is your organization giving you the provision of working from home?
44 Are you taking hydroxychloroquine?
45 Do you trust the task force of the ICMR on COVID-19?
46 Which stage of the pandemic is India in?
47 What steps do you take to protect yourself?