Table 2. Knowledge, attitude, risk perception, and information exposure of the study participants about COVID-19 among Gondar City residents, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 623).

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Knowledge about COVID-19
Poor knowledge	307	49.3
Good knowledge	316	50.7
Attitude towards COVID-19
Unfavorable attitude	265	42.5
Favorable attitude	358	57.5
Attitude towards prevention measures of COVID-19
Unfavorable attitude	229	48
Favorable attitude	324	52
Risk perception of COVID-19
High risk	144	23.11
Low risk	479	76.89
Heard about COVID -19 complications
Yes	144	18.30
No	509	81.70
Heard about preventive measures taken by the government
Yes	248	39.81
No	375	60.19
Heard about COVID -symptoms
Yes	528	84.75
No	95	15.25
About COVID19 transmissions
Yes	527	84.59
No	96	15.41
About distribution of COVID -19 cases
Yes	296	43.18
No	354	56.82
Overall information exposure of the community
Good	181	29.05
Poor	442	70.95
Correctly know COVID-19 symptoms
Correct	378	60.67
Incorrect	245	39.30
Knows the COVID-19 mode of transmissions
Yes	361	57.94
No	262	42.05