Table 1.
Questions versus gender
| Question | Gender | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | ||
| Do you think that the coronavirus is originated from bats? | |||
| Yes | 269 (71.2) | 268 (62.3) | 0.000* |
| No | 19 (5) | 58 (13.5) | |
| Maybe | 90 (23.8) | 104 (24.2) | |
| COVID-19 is transmitted through air, contact, and fecal- oral routes? | |||
| Yes | 343 (90.7) | 386 (89.8) | 0.895 |
| No | 18 (4.8) | 23 (5.3) | |
| Maybe | 17 (4.5) | 21 (4.9) | |
| Do you think COVID-19 leads to pneumonia, respiratory failure, and death? | |||
| Yes | 353 (93.4) | 404 (94) | 0.871 |
| No | 12 (3.2) | 11 (2.6) | |
| Maybe | 13 (3.4) | 15 (3.4) | |
| Do you think dentists are more prone to get infected with the coronavirus? | |||
| Yes | 353 (93.4) | 406 (94.4) | 0.753 |
| No | 4 (1.1) | 5 (1.2) | |
| Maybe | 21 (5.6) | 19 (4.4) | |
| Do you agree that supportive care is the only treatment of choice for COVID-19? | |||
| Strongly disagree | 9 (2.4) | 5 (1.2) | 0.000* |
| Disagree | 5 (1.3) | 18 (4.2) | |
| Neutral | 171 (45.2) | 138 (32.1) | |
| Agree | 149 (39.4) | 226 (52.6) | |
| Strongly agree | 44 (11.6) | 43 (10) | |
| Which type of masks are more protective to COVID-19 | |||
| N95 masks | 361 (95.5) | 407 (94.7) | 0.075 |
| Surgical masks | 14 (3.7) | 11 (2.6) | |
| Cloth masks | 3 (0.8) | 12 (2.8) | |
| Do you think that there is any impact of social distancing on prevention of coronavirus spread? | |||
| Yes | 368 (97.4) | 404 (94) | 0.060 |
| No | 3 (0.8) | 6 (1.4) | |
| Maybe | 7 (1.9) | 20 (4.7) | |
| Do you think the hand hygiene and covering of the mouth and face can help in the prevention of COVID-19 transmission? | |||
| Yes | 350 (92.6) | 397 (92.3) | 0.397 |
| No | 6 (1.6) | 3 (0.7) | |
| Maybe | 22 (5.8) | 30 (7.0) | |
| Do you think the COVID-19 symptoms will appear in between 2 and 14 days only? | |||
| Yes | 298 (78.8) | 302 (70.2) | 0.012 |
| No | 29 (7.7) | 56 (13.0) | |
| Maybe | 51 (13.5) | 72 (16.7) | |
| Do you think COVID-19 is fatal? | |||
| Yes | 272 (72.0) | 287 (66.7) | 0.262 |
| No | 43 (11.4) | 55 (12.8) | |
| Maybe | 63 (16.7) | 88 (20.5) | |
| Do you think COVID-19 is more fatal for immunocompromised persons? | |||
| Yes | 353 (93.4) | 404 (94.6) | 0.555 |
| No | 8 (2.1) | 5 (1.2) | |
| Maybe | 17 (4.5) | 18 (4.2) | |
| Do you think flu vaccination is helpful in preventing coronavirus spread? | |||
| Yes | 76 (20.1) | 39 (9.1) | 0.000 |
| No | 84 (22.2) | 145 (33.7) | |
| Maybe | 218 (57.7) | 246 (57.2) | |
| Finally, do you think hand sanitization in regular intervals will prevent coronavirus spread? | |||
| Yes | 333 (88.1) | 362 (84.2) | 0.200 |
| No | 7 (1.9) | 7 (1.6) | |
| Maybe | 38 (10.1) | 61 (14.2) | |
*As P ≤ 0.05, it means it is significant; if it is more than 0.05, it is not significant. COVID-19=Coronavirus diseases