Table 4.
Knowledge | Occupation groups | P-value | ||
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Total | HCWs | Other residents | ||
n= 1,000 | n = 367 | n = 633 | ||
Incubation period : 2–14 days | 957 | 362 (98.64%) | 595 (94%) | 0.001 |
Symptoms | ||||
Difficulty in breathing | 909 | 349 (95.1%) | 560 (88.47%) | 0.001 |
High temperature/Fever | 898 | 349 (95.1%) | 549 (86.73%) | 0.001 |
Cough | 839 | 327 (89.1%) | 512 (80.88%) | 0.001 |
Sore throat | 542 | 215 (58.88%) | 327 (51.66%) | 0.034 |
Tiredness | 531 | 225 (61.31%) | 306 (48.34%) | 0.001 |
Pain in the muscles | 343 | 166 (45.23%) | 177 (27.96%) | 0.001 |
Runny nose | 217 | 106 (28.88%) | 111 (17.54%) | 0.001 |
Complications | ||||
Pneumonia | 794 | 327 (89.1%) | 467 (73.78%) | 0.001 |
Kidney failure | 228 | 108 (29.43%) | 120 (18.96%) | 0.001 |
Sepsis and septic shock | 76 | 41 (11.17%) | 35 (5.53%) | 0.001 |
Population at high risk | ||||
Elderly age ≥ 65 years | 745 | 292 (79.56%) | 453 (71.56%) | 0.005 |
People with comorbid conditions | 560 | 238 (64.85%) | 322 (50.87%) | 0.001 |
Health care workers | 686 | 277 (75.48%) | 409 (64.61%) | 0.000 |
Personal protection measures | ||||
Social distancing | 923 | 347 (94.55%) | 576 (91%) | 0.042 |
Use face mask | 867 | 331 (90.19%) | 534 (84.36%) | 0.009 |
Avoid purchasing things made in china | 162 | 41 (11.17%) | 121 (19.12%) | 0.001 |
Treatment available for COVID 19 | ||||
No treatment till date | 764 | 299 (81.47%) | 465 (73.46%) | 0.004 |
Supportive treatment | 471 | 229 (62.4%) | 242 (38.23%) | 0.001 |
P < 0.05 is considered statistically significant (Chi square test), n, Number of participants; HCWs, health care workers (including doctors, nurses, and pharmacist), Other residents including employed, unemployed, and students.