Table 2(suite 1).
knowledge of respondents towards COVID-19
| Items | Qualifications | Total | Missing values n/N (%) | P-Value (Anova/Khi2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurses, Midwifes, assimilated workers | Biologists, and assimilated workers n (%) | Administrators, and assimilated workers | WASH and assimilated workers | Physicians, Pharmacists, and Dentists | ||||
| Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine is effective in preventing and treating COVID-19 | 14/464 (3.0) | P=0.001* | ||||||
| No | 81(31.8) | 33(40.8) | 10(18.9) | 7(22.6) | 18(60.0) | 149(33.1) | ||
| Doesn't know | 101(39.6) | 24(29.6) | 16(30.2) | 13(41.9) | 5(16.7) | 159(35.3) | ||
| Yes | 73(28.6) | 24(29.6) | 27(50.9) | 11(35.5) | 7(23.3) | 142(31.6) | ||
| Total | 255(100.0) | 81(100.0) | 53(100.0) | 31(100.0) | 30(100.0) | 450(100.0) | ||
| Azithromycin is effective in preventing and treating COVID-19 patients | 14/464 (3.0) | P=0.0001* | ||||||
| No | 84(32.6) | 29(35.8) | 10(19.2) | 3(10.3) | 19(63.3) | 145(32.2) | ||
| Doesn't know | 104(40.3) | 26(32.1) | 31(59.6) | 16(55.2) | 5(16.7) | 182(44.5) | ||
| Yes | 70(27.1) | 26(32.1) | 11(21.2) | 10(34.5) | 6(20.0) | 123(27.3) | ||
| Total | 258(100.0) | 81(100.0) | 52(100.0) | 29(100.0) | 30(100.0) | 450(100.0) | ||
| Zinc is effective in preventing COVID-19 | 17/464 (3.7) | P=0.01* | ||||||
| No | 101(39.7) | 33(40.2) | 8(15.4) | 8(26.7) | 16(55.2) | 166(37.1) | ||
| Doesn't know | 116(45.7) | 40(48.8) | 34(65.4) | 17(56.7) | 8(27.6) | 215(48.1) | ||
| Yes | 37(14.6) | 9(11.0) | 10(19.2) | 5(7.6) | 5(17.2) | 66(14.8) | ||
| Total | 254(100.0) | 82(100.0) | 52(100.0) | 30(100.0) | 29(100.0) | 447(100.0) | ||
| Herbal remedies (31protects against COVID-19 | 6/464 (1.3) | P = 0.05* | ||||||
| No | 57(21.9) | 18(21.7) | 14(25.9) | 4(12.9) | 11(36.7) | 104(22.7) | ||
| Doesn't know | 113(43.5) | 30(36.1) | 26(48.2) | 10(32.3) | 6(20.0) | 185(40.4) | ||
| Yes | 90(34.6) | 35(42.2) | 14(25.9) | 17(54.8) | 13(43.3) | 169(36.9) | ||
| Total | 260(100.0) | 83(100.0) | 54(100.0) | 31(100.0) | 30(100.0) | 458(100.0) | ||
| All currents treatments regimens for COVID-19 are only supportive | 17/464 (3.7) | P = 0.51 | ||||||
| No (false) | 60(23.4) | 16(20.0) | 14(26.4) | 4(13.8) | 9(31.0) | 103(23.1) | ||
| Doesn't know | 64(25.0) | 15(18.7) | 15(28.3) | 8(27.6) | 4(13.8) | 106(23.7) | ||
| Yes (true) | 132(51.6) | 49(61.3) | 24(46.3) | 17(58.6) | 16(55.2) | 238(53.2) | ||
| Total | 256(100.0) | 80(100.0) | 53(100.0) | 29(100.0) | 29(100.0) | 447(100.0) | ||
| Warm climates are protective against SARS CoV-2 | 6/464 (1.3) | P = 0.008* | ||||||
| No (false) | 145(55.8) | 51(61.4) | 23(42.6) | 14(45.1) | 24(80.0) | 257(56.1) | ||
| Doesn't know | 71(27.3) | 12(14.5) | 17(31.5) | 9(29.1) | 1(3.3) | 110(24.0) | ||
| Yes (true) | 44(16.9) | 20(24.1) | 14(25.9) | 8(25.8) | 5(16.7) | 91(19.9) | ||
| Total | 260(100.0) | 83(100.0) | 54(100.0) | 31(100.0) | 30(100.0) | 458(100.0) | ||
| COVID-19 corpses are highly contagious | 14/464 (3.0) | P = 0.32 | ||||||
| No (false) | 9(3.5) | 4(4.8) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(3.4) | 14(3.1) | ||
| Doesn't know | 29(11.4) | 4(4.8) | 3(5.7) | 2(6.7) | 1(3.4) | 39(8.7) | ||
| Yes (true) | 217(85.1) | 75(90.4) | 50(94.3) | 28(93.3) | 27(93.2) | 397(88.2) | ||
| Total | 255(100.0) | 83(100.0) | 53(100.0) | 30(100.0) | 29(100.0) | 450(100.0) | ||
*
Statistically significant difference; MTCT: Mother -to-child transmission; HAART: highly active Antiretroviral therapy; PLWA: people living with human Immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; NA: not applicable