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. 2021 Mar 2;18(5):2417. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052417

Table 4.

Knowledge gaps in the ten COVID-19 multiple-choice questions of different healthcare workers.

Category Physicians
(N = 501)
Correct Numbers %
Nurses
(N = 1655)
Correct Numbers %
Others
(N = 2572)
Correct Numbers %
p Value
The basic knowledge of COVID-19 Q1 497 99.20% 1642 99.21% 2544 98.91% 0.571
Q3 448 89.42% 1347 81.39% 2199 85.50% <0.001
The epidemiology of COVID-19 Q6 501 100.00% 1624 98.13% 2519 97.94% 0.006
The criteria for reporting suspected cases of coronavirus Q2 433 86.43% 1339 80.91% 2135 83.01% 0.013
Q5 406 81.04% 1201 72.57% 1961 76.24% <0.001
The timing of hand-washing and the disinfection mechanism of dry hand sanitizers Q4 462 92.22% 1478 89.31% 2324 90.36% 0.145
Q7 475 94.81% 1590 96.07% 2387 92.81% <0.001
Selecting the essential personal protective equipment Q8 385 76.85% 1279 77.28% 1980 76.98% 0.967
The medical student affairs in the hospital Q9 481 96.01% 1540 93.05% 2392 93.00% 0.040
Q10 436 87.03% 1466 88.58% 2272 88.34% 0.633