Table 2.
Knowledge Assessment on COVID-19 Preventive Measure Practices and Knowledge of Pregnant Women in Guraghe Zone Hospitals, Wolkite, September 2020 (N=403)
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aware of ongoing COVID-19 | Yes | 396 | 98.3 |
| No | 7 | 1.7 | |
| COVID-19 is contagious | Yes | 385 | 95.5 |
| No | 18 | 4.5 | |
| Symptoms of COVID-19 (multiple responses) | Fever | 357 | 88.58 |
| Cough | 340 | 84.37 | |
| Difficulty of breathing | 132 | 32.84 | |
| Headache | 224 | 55.58 | |
| I do not know | 2 | 0.5 | |
| Measures, if there are symptoms (multiple responses) | Stay at home | 133 | 33 |
| Wear face mask | 97 | 24.07 | |
| Visit health facility | 327 | 81.1 | |
| I do not know | 14 | 3.5 | |
| Worst on older people | Yes | 365 | 90.6 |
| No | 38 | 9.4 | |
| Worst on people with chronic disease | Yes | 356 | 88.3 |
| No | 47 | 11.7 | |
| Vaccine available | Yes | 28 | 6.9 |
| No | 375 | 93.1 |