Table 2.
Participants’ knowledge and awareness of COVID-19 by occupation group.
| Questions and responses | Students, n (%) | Medical workers, n (%) | Other occupations, n (%) | P value | |
| Have you heard about COVID-19? | >.99 | ||||
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Yes | 376 (99.0) | 39 (100) | 88 (98.9) |
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No | 4 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) |
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| When did you hear about COVID-19? | .72 | ||||
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December 2019 | 155 (40.8) | 18 (46.2) | 30 (33.7) |
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January 1-20, 2020 | 188 (49.5) | 17 (43.6) | 47 (52.8) |
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January 21-23, 2020 | 31 (8.2) | 4 (10.3) | 10 (11.2) |
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January 24, 2020, and after | 6 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.3) |
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| Do you know that COVID-19 has been declared to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern? | .06 | ||||
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Yes | 319 (89.0) | 38 (97.4) | 78 (87.6) |
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No | 61 (16.1) | 1 (2.6) | 11 (12.4) |
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| Do you agree that COVID-19 is the same as influenza virus? | .03 | ||||
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Yes | 59 (15.5) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (14.0) |
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No | 321 (84.5) | 39 (100) | 77 (86.0) |
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| Do you agree that COVID-19 is the same as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)? | .19 | ||||
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Yes | 61 (16.1) | 2 (5.1) | 13 (14.6) |
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No | 319 (84.0) | 37 (94.9) | 76 (85.4) |
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| Do you agree that the influenza vaccine can prevent COVID-19? | .41 | ||||
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Yes | 33 (8.7) | 1 (2.6) | 7 (7.9) |
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No | 345 (91.3) | 38 (97.4) | 82 (92.1) |
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| Which level is the category and treatment of COVID-19 classified in China? | <.001 | ||||
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Class B infectious disease and treated as Class A | 189 (49.7) | 33 (84.6) | 34 (38.2) |
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Other | 191 (50.3) | 6 (15.4) | 55 (61.8) |
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| What is the possible host of COVID-19 | .09 | ||||
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Wildlife (eg, bat) | 375 (98.7) | 39 (100.0) | 85 (95.6) |
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Other | 5 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (4.4) |
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| Which population group is susceptible to COVID-19? | .02 | ||||
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Middle-aged and older adults | 169 (44.5) | 7 (18.0) | 37 (41.6) |
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Older adults and children | 62 (16.3) | 6 (15.4) | 14 (15.7) |
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All ages | 141 (37.1) | 26 (66.7) | 36 (40.4) |
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Young adults | 8 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.2) |
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| How long is the incubation period of COVID-19? | .63 | ||||
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1-14 days | 332 (87.4) | 36 (92.3) | 77 (86.5) |
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Other | 48 (12.6) | 3 (7.7) | 12 (13.5) |
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| Do you think that COVID-19 is contagious during the incubation period? | .75 | ||||
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Yes | 374 (98.4) | 39 (100) | 89 (100) |
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No | 6 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
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| Is there any effective treatment for COVID-19? | .02 | ||||
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Available | 55 (14.5) | 1 (2.6) | 6 (6.7) |
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Unavailable | 325 (85.5) | 38 (97.4) | 83 (93.3) |
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| When do you think that it is necessary to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic? | .33 | ||||
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When going outside | 344 (90.5) | 34 (87.2) | 76 (85.4) |
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