Table 3. Attitudes of participants towards COVID-19 before and after reporting cases in Jordan 2nd March 2020.
| Participants attitudes | Overall participants (n = 2104) | Before (n = 832) | After (n = 1272) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | ||||
| Think that COVID-19 is a serious and life threating infection. | 64.9 (1366) | 81.6 (679) | 52.6 (669) | <0.001 |
| Think that you can protect yourself against infection with COVID-19. | 67.2 (1413) | 59.3 (493) | 72.3 (920) | <0.001 |
| Think that following the preventative measures are effective. | 88.7 (1866) | 86.2 (717) | 90.3 (1149) | 0.009 |
| Think that treatment approaches are effective | 38.1 (801) | 31.0 (258) | 42.7 (543) | <0.001 |
| Trust MOH in Jordan in confronting COVID-19 | 42.4 (893) | 35.9 (299) | 46.7 (594) | <0.001 |
| Think that governmental authorities provide individuals with trusted information about coronavirus (for example information related to the number of infected individuals in Jordan) | 33.9 (713) | 32.0 (266) | 35.1 (447) | 0.28 |
| Will buy the vaccine if it was provided for COVID-19. | 57.5 (1210) | 56.0 (466) | 58.5 (744) | 0.343 |
| Will accept to take the vaccine if it was offered for free by the government. | 66·1 (1391) | 63·3 (527) | 67·9 (864) | 0.084 |
| Think that the recent coronavirus was created in a lab and not naturally occurring | 49.7 (1046) | 46.9 (390) | 51.7 (658) | 0.105 |
| Think that the time of coronavirus appearance is related to international tension and trade wars | 57.9 (1219) | 57.1 (475) | 58.5 (744) | 0.733 |
| Think that herbal remedies (for example star anise, garlic etc) are effective in treating or preventing coronavirus infection | 28.3 (596) | 26.1 (217) | 29.8 (379) | 0.167 |
| Think that antibiotics are effective in treating or preventing coronavirus infection | 14.1 (296) | 14.2 (118) | 14.0 (178) | 0.256 |
| If you or one of your family members developed fever, what will you do | ||||
| Visit emergency department immediately | 34.2 (719) | 34.7 (289) | 33.8 (430) | 0.026 |
| Visit a physician immediately | 4.8 (101) | 6.4 (53) | 3.8 (48) | |
| Take an antipyretic | 4.8 (100) | 5.5 (46) | 4.3 (54) | |
| Keep monitoring and if symptoms worsen, visit a physician or emergency department | 54.8 (1153) | 52.0 (433) | 56.6 (720) | |
| No action | 1.5 (31) | 1.3 (11) | 1.6 (20) | |
* p values were calculated by Chi-Square test