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. 2021 Jan 15;14:91–102. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S278479

Table 3.

Participants’ Source of Information About COVID-19 (n=941)

Question n (%)
Are you up to date on the latest information of case definitions for COVID-19?
  • Yes

901 (95.7)
  • No

40 (4.3)
What are your sources of information about the COVID-19?
  • Media (newspaper, television, radio, etc)

634 (67.3)
  • Social network (Facebook, Twitter, blog, etc)

434 (46.1)
  • Family members and friends

229 (24.3)
  • Medical doctors or routinely visited physicians

388 (41.2)
  • Academic training courses

604 (64.1)
  • Colleagues

354 (37.6)
  • Government organization such as Ministry of Health and Prevention

919 (97.6)
To what extent do you have confidence in handling suspected COVID-19 patients?
  • Not at all

49 (5.3)
  • To a little extent

68 (7.2)
  • To some extent

103 (10.9)
  • To a considerable extent

319 (33.9)
  • To a great extent

402 (42.7)
Personal protective equipment such as face shields, goggles, masks, and gloves are useful in protecting myself from a patient suspected to have COVID-19 patients.
  • Yes

914 (97.1)
  • No

27 (2.9)
How important is changing both masks and gloves in decreasing the possibility of transmitting infections to myself and to patients?
  • Very important

883 (93.8)
  • Important

52 (5.5)
  • Little important

3 (0.3)
  • Not important

3 (0.3)