Table 3.
Attitude and concerns toward COVID-19 among the included participants in the study
| Variable | Non-HCWs (n = 402) (n, %) | HCWs (n = 122) (n, %) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to deal if yourself or a family member is suspected to be infected with COVID-19: | |||
| Home isolation | 206 (51.2%) | 68 (55.7%) | 0.384 |
| Wait for symptoms to appear | 175 (43.5%) | 65 (53.3%) | 0.058 |
| Inform health authority | 204 (50.7%) | 56 (45.9%) | 0.349 |
| Go to hospital immediately | 106 (26.4%) | 34 (27.9%) | 0.743 |
| Consult friends or social media groups | 68 (16.9%) | 4 (3.3%) | P < 0.000* |
| Dealing with suspected infected nearby person: | |||
| Contact with protective measures | 195 (48.5%) | 71 (58.2%) | 0.061 |
| Give advice to seek a doctor | 178 (44.3%) | 58 (47.5%) | 0.526 |
| Inform health authority | 153(38.1%) | 49 (40.2%) | 0.676 |
| Inform the surrounding to him | 151 (37.6%) | 37 (30.3%) | 0.145 |
| Avoid contact at all | 157 (39.1%) | 31 (25.4%) | 0.006* |
| Dealing with recovered nearby person: | |||
| Contact with protective measures | 288 (71.6%) | 82 (67.2%) | 0.347 |
| Contact in a normal way | 158 (39.3%) | 66 (54.1%) | 0.004* |
| Inform surrounding to him | 48 (11.9%) | 8 (6.6%) | 0.0.92 |
| Avoid contact with him | 34 (8.5%) | 0 | 0.001 |
| Level of your fear from the infectiona: | |||
| Very afraid | 109 (27.1%) | 23 (18.9%) | |
| Afraid to moderate degree | 154 (38.3%) | 54 (44.3%) | 0.038* |
| Afraid to little degree | 94 (23.4%) | 38 (31.1%) | |
| Not afraid | 45 (11.2%) | 7 (5.7%) | |
| Your expectation toward the epidemica: | |||
| Better outcome | 168 (41.8%) | 44 (36.1%) | 0.2 |
| I do not know | 155 (38.5%) | 45 (36.9%) | |
| Worse outcome | 79 (19.7%) | 33 (27%) | |
| Accept to volunteer in isolation hospitalsa: | |||
| Yes | 141 (35.1%) | 43 (35.2%) | 0.972 |
| No | 261 (64.9%) | 79 (64.8%) | |
HCWs health care workers
*Significant P value
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