Table 2.
Description of knowledge on major symptoms of COVID-19 and transmission among lecturers and students in western Uganda.
| Signs and symptoms | No | Yes | Total | Odds ratio (OR) | 95% Confidence interval (CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fever | Lecturer | 1 (2) | 50 (98) | 51 | 0.32 | 0.006-4.270 | .6176 |
| Student | 3 (5.8) | 49 (94.2) | 52 | ||||
| Dry cough | Lecturer | 2 (3.4) | 56 (96.6) | 58 | 0.50 | 0.040-4.599 | .6511 |
| Student | 3 (6.7) | 42 (93.3) | 45 | ||||
| Difficult breathing | Lecturer | 3 (5.3) | 54 (94.7) | 57 | 0.31 | 0.049-1.477 | .1062 |
| Student | 7 (15.2) | 39 (84.8) | 46 | ||||
| Fatigue | Lecturer | 16 (27.1) | 43 (72.9) | 59 | 0.88 | 0.343-2.325 | .8271 |
| Student | 13 (29.5) | 31 (70.5) | 44 | ||||
| Headache | Lecturer | 10 (21.3) | 37 (78.7) | 47 | 0.48 | 0.178-1.276 | .1304 |
| Student | 20 (35.7) | 36 (64.3) | 56 | ||||
| Transmission | No | Yes | Total | Odds ratio (OR) | 95% Confidence interval (CI) | P value | |
| Cough drops | Lecturer | 2 (4) | 48 (96) | 50 | 0.51 | 0.04-3.78 | .6789 |
| Student | 4 (7.5) | 49 (92.5) | 53 | ||||
| Contaminated surface | Lecturer | 3 (6) | 47 (94) | 50 | 0.42 | 0.066-1.993 | .3209 |
| Student | 7 (13.2) | 46 (86.8) | 53 | ||||
| Airborne | Lecturer | 27 (52.9) | 24 (47.1) | 51 | 2.29 | 0.969-5.572 | .047 |
| Student | 17 (32.7) | 35 (67.3) | 52 | ||||
| Zoonotic | Lecturer | 30 (63.8) | 17 (36.2) | 47 | 0.53 | 0.205-1.372 | .1924 |
| Student | 43 (76.8) | 13 (23.2) | 56 | ||||
| Person to person | Lecturer | 8 (15.1) | 45 (84.9) | 53 | 0.93 | 0.277-3.142 | 1 |
| Student | 8 (16) | 42 (84) | 50 | ||||
| Asymptomatic person | Lecturer | 17 (34) | 33 (66) | 50 | 0.49 | 0.206-1.180 | .111 |
| Student | 27 (50.9) | 26 (49.1) | 53 |
Abbreviation: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.