Table 2.
Disease-knowledge and approach of knowledge about COVID-19 (n = 3001).
| Urban n (%) | Rural n (%) | |||||
| Group | Yes | No | Yes | No | x2 | P |
| Disease-knowledge | ||||||
| Routes of infection | 1652 (92.7) | 131 (7.3) | 1015 (83.3) | 203 (16.7) | 63.545 | <.001 |
| Prevention measures | 1679 (94.1) | 104 (5.9) | 1082 (88.8) | 136 (11.2) | 27.972 | <.001 |
| Symptoms of infection | 1597 (89.6) | 186 (10.4) | 2697 (87.9) | 371 (12.1) | 20.870 | <.001 |
| Treatments | 1053 (59.1) | 730 (49.1) | 623 (51.1) | 595 (48.9) | 18.355 | .006 |
| Prognosis | 1036 (58.1) | 747 (41.9) | 645 (53.0) | 573 (47.0) | 7.786 | .006 |
| Approach of knowledge | ||||||
| 1620 (90.9) | 163 (9.1) | 1045 (85.8) | 173 (14.2) | 18.65 | <.001 | |
| Other APP | 1393 (78.1) | 390 (21.9) | 829 (68.1) | 389 (31.9) | 38.14 | <.001 |
| Community | 1359 (76.2) | 424 (23.8) | 988 (81.1) | 230 (18.9) | 10.18 | .001 |
| TV news | 1641 (92.0) | 142 (8.0) | 1124 (92.3) | 94 (7.7) | 0.061 | .836 |
| Web page | 1390 (78.0) | 393 (22.0) | 881 (72.3) | 337 (27.7) | 12.447 | <.001 |