Table 3. Knowledge and gender difference of participants (N = 2017).
| Variables | Total N = 2017 | Male | Female | χ2 | df | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||||
| Is COVID-19 a dangerous disease? | |||||||||
| Yes | 1951 | (96.7) | 1160 | (96.2) | 791 | (97.5) | 2.988 | 2 | 0.224 |
| No | 40 | (2.0) | 27 | (2.2) | 13 | (1.6) | |||
| Don't know | 26 | (1.3) | 19 | (1.6) | 7 | (0.9) | |||
| Does it affect only humans? | |||||||||
| Yes | 1210 | (60.0) | 735 | (60.9) | 475 | (58.6) | 1.161 | 2 | 0.560 |
| No | 567 | (28.1) | 330 | (27.4) | 237 | (29.2) | |||
| Don't know | 240 | (11.9) | 141 | (11.7) | 99 | (12.2) | |||
| Does it transmit from humans to animals? | |||||||||
| Yes | 1013 | (50.2) | 612 | (50.7) | 401 | (49.4) | 4.690 | 2 | 0.096 |
| No | 578 | (28.7) | 358 | (29.7) | 220 | (27.1) | |||
| Don't know | 426 | (21.1) | 236 | (19.6) | 190 | (23.4) | |||
| Does it transmit from animals to humans? | |||||||||
| Yes | 1013 | (50.2) | 612 | (50.7) | 401 | (49.4) | 4.690 | 2 | 0.096 |
| No | 578 | (28.7) | 358 | (29.7) | 220 | (27.1) | |||
| Don't know | 426 | (21.1) | 236 | (19.6) | 190 | (23.4) | |||
| Is it transmitted by animal products (e.g., milk, meat)? | |||||||||
| Yes | 509 | (25.2) | 300 | (24.9) | 209 | (25.8) | 0.406 | 2 | 0.816 |
| No | 1017 | (50.4) | 615 | (51.0) | 402 | (49.6) | |||
| Don't know | 491 | (24.3) | 291 | (24.1) | 200 | (24.7) | |||
| Is it transmitted in well-cooked products? | |||||||||
| Yes | 53 | (2.6) | 35 | (2.9) | 18 | (2.2) | 3.859 | 2 | 0.145 |
| No | 1821 | (90.3) | 1076 | (89.2) | 745 | (91.9) | |||
| Don't know | 143 | (7.1) | 95 | (7.9) | 48 | (5.9) | |||