Table 4.
Relationship between phone internet connectivity and knowledge on COVID-19.
| Phone internet connectivity | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | OR | CI | P-value | |||
| Elderly people, people with underlying chronic illnesses and obese are more likely to develop severe cases | Yes | 80 (41.2) | 114 (58.8) | 194 (100.0) | 0.88 | 0.48–1.63 | 0.70 |
| No | 24 (44.4) | 30 (55.6) | 54 (100.0) | ||||
| Eating or contacting wild animals would result in the infection by the COVID−19 virus | Yes | 77 (50.0) | 77 (50.0) | 154 (100.0) | 2.48 | 1.44–4.32 | 0.001 |
| No | 27 (28.7) | 67 (71.3) | 94 (100.0) | ||||
| Persons with COVID-2019 cannot transmit the virus to others when a fever is not present | Yes | 69 (41.8) | 96 (58.2) | 165 (100.0) | 0.99 | 0.58–1.69 | 0.95 |
| No | 35 (42.2) | 48 (57.8) | 83 (100.0) | ||||
| The COVID-19 virus spreads via respiratory droplets of infected individuals | Yes | 95 (40.8) | 138 (59.2) | 233 (100.0) | 0.46 | 0.15–1.35 | 0.14 |
| No | 9 (60.0) | 6 (40.0) | 15 (100.0) | ||||
| Ordinary residents can wear general medical masks to prevent the infection by the COVID-19 virus | Yes | 83 (42.8) | 111 (57.2) | 194 (100.0) | 1.18 | 0.63–2.20 | 0.59 |
| No | 21 (38.9) | 33 (61.1) | 54 (100.0) | ||||
| It is not necessary for children and young adults to take measures to prevent the infection by the COVID-19 virus | Yes | 67 (45.3) | 81 (54.7) | 148 (100.0) | 1.41 | 0.84–2.38 | 0.22 |
| No | 37 (37.0) | 63 (63.0) | 100 (100.0) | ||||
| To prevent the infection by COVID-19, individuals should avoid going to crowded places | Yes | 100 (42.6) | 135 (57.4) | 235 (100.0) | 1.67 | 0.45–7.60 | 0.57 |
| No | 4 (30.8) | 9 (69.2) | 13 (100.0) | ||||
| Isolation and treatment of people who are infected with the COVID-19 virus are effective ways to reduce the spread of the virus | Yes | 101 (42.8) | 135 (57.2) | 236 (100.0) | 2.24 | 0.54–13.17 | 0.37 |
| No | 3 (25.0) | 9 (75.0) | 12 (100.0) | ||||
| People who have contact with someone infected with the COVID-19 virus should be immediately isolated in a proper place. In general, the observation period is 14 days | Yes | 98 (42.1) | 135 (57.9) | 233 (100.0) | 1.09 | 0.37–3.39 | 0.9 |
| No | 6 (40.0) | 9 (60.0) | 15 (100.0) | ||||
| Sample | 248 | ||||||