Table 2.
Responses to COVID-19 knowledge items.
| Items | Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
Do Not Know n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Have you heard about the novel corona virus and the related terms COVID-19 or 2019-nCoV? | 385 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| COVID-19 disease is a viral infection. | 385 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| COVID-19 can be transmitted through close contact with infected people and infected animals. | 381 (99%) | 4 (1%) | 0 (0%) |
| COVID-19 virus can be transmitted through contaminated food and water. | 162 (42.1%) | 198 (51.4%) | 25 (6.5%) |
| Fever, sore throat, cough, and shortness of breath are possible symptoms of COVID-19 infection. | 385 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| The novel coronavirus is a similar virus as SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV. | 308 (80.0%) | 31 (8.1%) | 46 (11.9%) |
| Does the virus survive on surfaces of doors, tables and other objects? | 371 (96.4%) | 9 (2.3%) | 5 (1.3%) |
| Is the COVID-19 infection the same illness as flu or cold? | 69 (17.9%) | 309 (80.3%) | 7 (1.8%) |
| Is there any laboratory test to confirm the presence of COVID-19 infection? | 369 (95.8%) | 12 (3.1%) | 4 (1.0%) |
| The incubation period of COVID-19 infection is 1–2 weeks. | 375 (97.4%) | 3 (0.8%) | 7 (1.8%) |
| Can COVID-19 infection be caught from a person who presents no symptoms and has recently visited the affected area? | 369 (95.8%) | 10 (2.6%) | 6 (1.6%) |
| A vaccine for the COVID-19 virus is now available in the market. | 14 (3.6%) | 361 (93.8%) | 10 (2.6%) |
| Antibiotics are useful for the treatment of COVID-19 infection. | 142 (36.9%) | 233 (60.5%) | 10 (2.6%) |
| People with a compromised immune system and old age people are at more risk of developing the infection. | 384 (99.7%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0%) |
| Patients with comorbidities are at more risk of developing the infection. | 373 (96.9%) | 7 (1.8%) | 5 (1.3%) |
| Health care workers and hospitalized patients who are near to infected patients are at more risk of developing the infection. | 384 (99.7%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0%) |
| People in crowded places are at increased risk of getting affected by the disease. | 385 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Patients of COVID-19 infection should be immediately isolated to avoid the transfer of infection to other people. | 384 (99.7%) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0%) |
| Healthcare professionals are well prepared to cater to the people in case there is a spread of COVID-19 disease. | 326 (84.7%) | 50 (13.0%) | 9 (2.3%) |
COVID-19 = Coronavirus disease 2019, 2019-nCoV = Novel coronavirus disease 2019, SARS-CoV = Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and MERS-CoV = Middle-East respiratory syndrome coronavirus.