Table 3.
Knowledge about COVID-19 in the study population according to gender, area of residence, and age.
| % Females | % Males | p-value | % North | % South | p-value | % age 11–13 yrs N = 374 | % age 14–19 yrs N = 1,690 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you know what COVID-19 is? | 0.001 | 0.077 | 0.309 | ||||||
| A virus that can only rarely be lethal | 3.3 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | |||
| A lethal virus in all ages but especially in the elderly and chronically ill | 85.8 | 80.6 | 83.8 | 84.0 | 83.7 | 83.9 | |||
| A lethal virus only in the elderly and chronically ill | 4.5 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 5.3 | |||
| An often lethal virus | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 6.6 | |||
| Which tool did you mainly use to find out about COVID-19? | 0.824 | <0.0001 | <0.001 | ||||||
| Talking to friends | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 1.8 | |||
| Talking to my parents | 21.7 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 28.0 | 44.1 | 17.5 | |||
| Online | 55.1 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 50.7 | 40.9 | 55.3 | |||
| In newspapers | 44.9 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 49.3 | 12.3 | 25.3 | |||
| Do you think you are at risk of contracting COVID-19? | 0.333 | 0.031 | <0.001 | ||||||
| No | 26.4 | 30.0 | 26.8 | 29.2 | 31.8 | 26.8 | |||
| Yes, other | 5.5 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | |||
| Yes, we are all at risk | 56.4 | 54.4 | 55.5 | 55.8 | 47.1 | 57.5 | |||
| Yes, one of my parents does a risky job | 11.8 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 16.3 | 10.2 | |||
| What are the most common symptoms in COVID-19 infections? | 0.138 | 0.317 | 0.538 | ||||||
| Fever, sore throat, and muscle pain | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | |||
| Fever, sore throat, cold, and breathing difficulties | 96.7 | 94.8 | 95.8 | 96.3 | 95.5 | 96.1 | |||
| Fever, nausea, and diarrhea | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | |||
| Vomiting, breathing difficulties, and diarrhea | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | |||
| How is COVID-19 diagnosed? | 0.241 | 0.012 | 0.375 | ||||||
| With blood tests | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | |||
| With an examination on the pharyngeal swab and nose | 98.0 | 97.1 | 97.1 | 98.6 | 96.8 | 97.9 | |||
| With an x-ray | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | |||
| With a medical examination | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | |||
| Do you think there is a therapy against COVID-19? | 0.339 | 0.277 | <0.001 | ||||||
| No, I don't | 57.9 | 55.2 | 57.5 | 55.8 | 49.2 | 58.6 | |||
| Yes, for all | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 20.9 | 23.8 | |||
| Yes, only for the most serious cases | 18.9 | 21.4 | 20.3 | 19.0 | 29.9 | 17.6 | |||
| Did they tell you that you got sick from COVID-19? | 0.729 | 0.161 | 0.014 | ||||||
| No | 96.5 | 96.7 | 96.1 | 97.3 | 98.7 | 96.1 | |||
| Yes | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 3.9 | |||
| Did any of your contact COVID-19? | 0.024 | <0.001 | 0.190 | ||||||
| No | 60.2 | 65.2 | 46.3 | 88.4 | 59.1 | 62.7 | |||
| Yes | 39.8 | 34.8 | 53.7 | 11.6 | 40.9 | 37.3 | |||
| 0.190 | |||||||||
| If yes, specify | 40.1 | 35.2 | 54.2 | 11.8 | |||||
| A relative of mine | 10.6 | 9.3 | 0.31 | 15.1 | 1.9 | <0.001 | 13.1 | 9.2 | 0.021 |
| A acquaintance of mine | 25.8 | 21.8 | 0.038 | 34.3 | 7.8 | <0.001 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 0.909 |
| A friend of my friends | 9.0 | 8.5 | 0.678 | 12.5 | 2.8 | <0.001 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 0.403 |