TABLE 2.
Knowledge of healthcare workers regarding COVID-19 and their needs for information in a survey from Switzerland, June 16th until July 15th 2020 (n = 185).
| No. | Item | Freq. |
CI (Wilson) |
|
| % (n) | % | % | ||
| Correct indication provided on the following statements being true/false. | ||||
| K1 | COVID-19 leads to symptoms in every case. (False) | 92.4 (171) | 87.7 | 95.4 |
| K2 | There currently (June/July 2020) is an effective vaccination against COVID-19. (False) | 95.1 (176) | 91.0 | 97.4 |
| K3 | COVID-19 is transmitted between people exclusively via physical contact. (False) | 91.9 (170) | 87.1 | 95.0 |
| K4 | If hygiene standards such as frequent washing of hands and sneezing only into tissues are met, an infection with COVID-19 is virtually impossible. (False) | 57.3 (106) | 50.1 | 64.2 |
| K5 | COVID-19 has a higher infectiousness than influenza. (True) | 75.7 (140) | 69.0 | 81.3 |
| K6 | COVID-19 has a shorter incubation time than influenza. (False) | 72.4 (134) | 65.6 | 78.4 |
| K7 | COVID-19 has a higher rate of life-threatening disease progression than influenza. (True) | 68.6 (127) | 61.6 | 74.9 |
| K8 | Vaccines against influenza are also effective against COVID-19. (False) | 93.5 (173) | 89.0 | 96.3 |
| Question: On which COVID-19-related topics do you need more detailed information than you presently have? | ||||
| I1 | Transmission between people. | 14.6 (27) | 10.2 | 20.4 |
| I2 | Incubation time. | 33.5 (62) | 27.1 | 40.6 |
| I3 | Symptoms. | 10.8 (20) | 7.1 | 16.1 |
| I4 | Preventive measures. | 13.0 (24) | 8.9 | 18.6 |
| I5 | Infectiousness. | 26.5 (49) | 20.7 | 33.3 |
| I6 | Severe disease progression. | 29.2 (54) | 23.1 | 36.1 |
| I7 | Treatment. | 42.7 (79) | 35.8 | 49.9 |
| I8 | Other. | 8.1 (15) | 5.0 | 12.9 |