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. 2021 Feb 19;16(2):e0246154. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246154

Table 3. Attitude of the study participants towards COVID-19 among hospital visitors at Ataye district hospital, 2020.

S.no. Attitude questions Yes No
n (%) n (%)
1 Do you feel that you keep yourself up to date on the latest information about case definitions of 2019-nCoV infection? 478 (93.2) 35 (6.8)
2 Do you consider yourself prepared for the management of the 2019-nCoV outbreak? 495 (96.5) 18 (3.5)
3 Do you consider your health care facility is prepared for the management of the 2019-nCoV outbreak? 473 (92.2) 40 (7.8)
4 Do you feel the measures taken by Ethiopian Ministry of Health are helpful in combating COVID-19 outbreak? 486 (94.7) 27 (5.3)
5 In your opinion does exposing yourself to the sun or to temperatures higher than 25°C prevent the coronavirus disease? 46 (9) 467 (91)
6 Do you feel that eating garlic help prevent infection with the new coronavirus? 33 (6.4) 480 (93.6)
7 Do you perceive that the new coronavirus do not affect younger people? 65 (12.7) 448 (87.3)
8 Do you have confidence that Ethiopia can win the battle against the COVID-19 virus? 37 (7.2) 476 (92.8)
9 If you develop the sign and symptom of COVID-19, do you think that you will go to the quarantine center? 413 (80.5) 100 (19.5)