Table 2.
Descriptive analysis of responses related to knowledge domain.
| Category of information | Question (Correct response) |
Response N (%) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | I Don’t Know | ||
| Nomenclature/Identification of causative organism | *COVID-19 is known as SARS-CoV-2. | 108 (34) | 119 (37.4) | 91 (28.6) |
| Coronavirus is the causative organism responsible for Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). | 219 (68.9) | 43 (13.5) | 56 (17.6) | |
| Origin of infection | The Chinese horseshoe bat is the most probable origin of COVID-19. | 213 (67) | 29 (9.1) | 76 (23.9) |
| *The main source of the COVID-19 virus is a plant. | 2 (0.6) | 267 (84) | 49 (15.4) | |
| Has COVID-19 any intermediate host? | 114 (35.8) | 94 (29.6) | 110 (34.6) | |
| Transmission | COVID-19 is transmitted by close contact with an infected person or animal. | 261 (82.1) | 38 (11.9) | 19 (6) |
| COVID-19 can be transmitted from respiratory droplets and contact. | 312 (98.1) | 3 (0.9) | 3 (0.9) | |
| Symptoms of infection | The virus incubation time is 1–14 days. | 303 (95.3) | 5 (1.6) | 10 (3.1) |
| Fever, dry cough and shortness of breath are the hallmark symptoms of COVID-19. | 310 (97.5) | 5 (1.6) | 3 (0.9) | |
| High-risk group | People with comorbidity (diabetes mellitus and other chronic diseases) are more likely to be infected with COVID-19. | 252 (79.2) | 40 (12.6) | 26 (8.2) |
| Prognosis | COVID-19 has a lower fatality rate than MERS-CoV. | 173 (54.4) | 67 (21.1) | 78 (24.5) |
| Investigation | The PCR test can be used to diagnose COVID-19. | 155 (48.7) | 27 (8.5) | 136 (42.8) |
| Treatment | *Antibiotics are the first-line treatment for COVID-19. | 45 (14.2) | 214 (67.3) | 59 (18.6) |
| Prevention | *As per the guidelines issued from the health authorities, washing hands with soap and water for at least 30 seconds can help to prevent COVID-19. | 285 (89.6) | 25 (7.9) | 8 (2.5) |
| *A COVID-19 vaccination is available on the market. | 2 (0.6) | 299 (94 ) | 17 (5.3) | |
| Knowledge score | Inadequate | Average | Adequate | |
| 7 (2.2) | 164 (51.6) | 147 (46.2) | ||
*Negatively worded question.