Table 4.
Respondents’ knowledge regarding COVID-19 before and after the internet consultation.
| Question | Before internet consultation, mean (SD) | After internet consultation, mean (SD) | t3058 | P value | |
| Self-assessment risk score (1=low, 9=high) | 8.1 (0.9) | 4.2 ± 1.3 | 95.694 | <.001 | |
| I think infection may seriously impair my health (1=disagree, 9=agree) |
5.1 (1.2) |
5.1 (1.0) |
1.333 |
.18 |
|
| I think COVID-19a is hard to cure after infection (1=disagree, 9=agree) | 4.6 (1.1) | 4.6 (1.3) | 0.242 | .81 | |
| I think I have sufficient information about (1=disagree, 9=agree): | |||||
|
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Symptoms | 3.7 (1.1) | 7.8 (1.0) | –106.105 | <.001 |
|
|
Treatment | 3.2 (1.1) | 3.2 (1.2) | –0.765 | .45 |
|
|
Prognosis | 2.9 (1.0) | 2.9 (1.4) | –1.579 | .11 |
|
|
Transmission routes | 4.7 (1.0) | 7.7 (1.0) | –80.456 | <.001 |
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Preventive measures | 2.9 (0.9) | 8.0 (0.9) | –152.605 | <.001 |
| I think I am prepared to fight the epidemic (1=disagree, 9=agree) |
3.0 (1.5) |
3.1 (1.4) |
–1.799 |
.07 |
|
aCOVID-19: coronavirus disease