Table 3.
Responses to COVID-19-related attitude items.
| Items | SD n (%) |
D n (%) |
N n (%) |
A n (%) |
SA n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The disease can be transmitted by coughing and sneezing. | 4 (1.0%) | 2 (0.5%) | 3 (0.8%) | 106 (27.5%) | 270 (70.1%) |
| Transmission of COVID-19 infection can be prevented through wearing masks. | 0 (0%) | 6 (1.6%) | 18 (4.7%) | 182 (47.3%) | 179 (46.5%) |
| Transmission of COVID-19 infection can be prevented through washing hands and face regularly with antiseptics and sanitizers. | 2 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (2.1%) | 146 (37.9%) | 229 (59.5%) |
| Transmission of COVID-19 infection can be prevented through the isolation of COVID-19-infected patients. | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (2.3%) | 141 (36.6%) | 235 (61.0%) |
| Transmission of COVID-19 infection can be prevented by taking antibiotics. | 114 (29.6%) | 92 (23.9%) | 29 (7.5%) | 64 (16.6%) | 86 (22.3%) |
| Restricting the travel of COVID-19-infected people to other areas of the world and of people in other areas to affected areas can be beneficial to prevent the spread of the infection. | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.3%) | 12 (3.1%) | 158 (41.0%) | 213 (55.3%) |
| Having a healthy and well-cooked diet can be helpful in reducing the risk of getting the novel coronavirus disease. | 1 (0.3%) | 13 (3.4%) | 36 (9.4%) | 189 (49.1%) | 146 (37.9%) |
| Avoiding touching the nose, mouth, and eyes can reduce the risk of infection. | 0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
7 (1.8%) | 180 (46.8%) | 198 (51.4%) |
| Avoiding touching the surface of doors, furniture, or other things can be helpful in preventing the disease. | 1 (0.3%) | 3 (0.8%) | 26 (6.8%) | 195 (50.6%) | 160 (41.6%) |
| If a vaccine is developed against the novel coronavirus, it can significantly reduce the epidemic spread. | 1 (0.3%) | 2 (0.5%) | 26 (6.8%) | 183 (47.5%) | 173 (44.9%) |
| The available information about COVID-19 disease is sufficient in Pakistani society. | 18 (4.7%) | 58 (15.1%) | 43 (11.2%) | 138 (35.8%) | 128 (33.2%) |
| The government in our country has all the necessary healthcare facilities and is able to control the epidemic situation. | 35 (9.1%) | 63 (16.4%) | 36 (9.4%) | 138 (35.8%) | 113 (29.4%) |
COVID-19 = Coronavirus disease 2019, SD = strongly disagree, D = disagree, N = neutral, A = agree and SA = strongly agree.