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. 2020 May 20;35(Suppl 2):44. doi: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.2.22630

Table 2 (suite).

Participants’ knowledge, source of information, risk perception and preparedness of coronavirus

Level of trust regarding sources of information (n) (%)
Strong 178 50.9
Neutral 140 40.0
Weak 32 9.1
Aware of any COVID-19 emergency contact or facility
Yes 255 72.9
No
Risk Perception 95 27.1
Dangerousness of COVID-19
Dangerous 297 84.9
Like the common flu 47 13.4
Not dangerous 6 1.7
Worrying about COVID-19
Worried 274 78.3
Worried about it as if it were the common flu 43 12.3
Not worried 33 9.4
Level of risk of contracting COVID-19 infection
High risk 236 67.4
Risk similar to that of contracting the common cold 111 31.7
No risk 3 0.9
Group of people more at risk
Children 19 5.4
Old age people 191 54.6
Young adults 9 2.6
All people 127 36.3
Not sure
Feeling of preparedness to avoid an infection with the coronavirus 4 1.1
Surgical mask use
Every day at all times 113 32.3
Sometimes 153 43.7
Never 84 24.0
Frequency of washing hands per day
More than 3 times a day 320 91.4
1-3 times 30 8.6
Using soap to wash hands
Every time 313 89.4
Sometimes 37 10.6
Using sanitizers to disinfect the hands
Every time 253 72.3
Sometimes 88 25.1
Never 9 2.6
Touching of Face
Every time 21 6.0
Sometimes 102 29.1
Never 227 64.9