Table 2.
Number and percentage of participants’ answers for questions related to knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19
| Knowledge | n (%) | Male | Female | Below university | University or post-grad. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of COVID-19 (virus) | 1806 (96%) | 1340 (96.6%) | 466 (94.3%)* | 400 (94.3%) | 1406 (92.1%) |
| Mode of transmission of COVID-19 (virus) |
Good knowledge 621 (33%) |
463 (33.4%) | 158 (32%) | 103 (24.3%) | 518 (35.5%) |
|
Fair knowledge 104 (5.5%) |
71 (5.1%) | 33 (6.7%) | 29 (6.8%) | 75 (5.1%) | |
|
Poor knowledge 1156 (61.5%) |
853 (61.5%) | 303 (61.3%) | 291 (68.6%) | 865 (59.3%) | |
| Body organ/ system affected (respiratory system) | 1834 (97.4%) | 1357 (97.8%) | 137 (27.7%) | 401 (94.6%) | 1433 (98.3%)** |
| Symptoms caused by COVID-19 |
Good knowledge 1018 (54.7%) |
775 (55.9%) | 243 (49.2%)* | 214 (50.5%) | 804 (55.1%)** |
|
Fair knowledge 161 (8.7%) |
104 (7.5%) | 57 (11.5%) | 46 (10.8%) | 115 (7.9%)** | |
|
Poor knowledge 682 (36.6%) |
494 (35.6%) | 188 (38%)* | 153 (36.1%) | 529 (36.3%)** | |
| COVID-19 first found (animal) | 643 (34.2%) | 467 (33.7%) | 176 (35.6%) | 113 (26.6%) | 530 (36.3%)* |
| Incubation period (6–7 days) | 290 (15.4%) | 182 (13.1%) | 108 (29.9%)** | 41 (97.6%) | 249 (17.1%)** |
| Possibility of recovery from COVID-19 (yes or in some cases) | 1777 (94.4%) | 1310 (94.4%) | 467 (94.5%) | 385 (90.8%) | 1392 (91.1%) |
| Groups at high fatality risk |
Good knowledge 1179 (62.7%) |
865 (61.7%) | 314 (63.6%)* | 236 (55.7%) | 943 (64.7%)* |
|
Fair knowledge 95 (5.1%) |
56 (4%)* | 39 (7.9%) | 25 (5.9%) | 70 (4.8%)* | |
|
Poor knowledge 607 (32.3%) |
466 (33.6%)* | 141 (28.5%) | 162 (38.2%) | 445 (4.8%)* | |
| Similarity in symptoms to influenza virus (Yes) | 1458 (77.5%) | 1081 (77.9%) | 377 (76.3%) | 307 (72.4%) | 1151 (79%) |
| Ability of influenza vaccine to protect against COVID-19 (No) | 1459 (77.5%) | 1077 (77.6%) | 382 (77.3%) | 276 (65.1%) | 1183 (81.1%)** |
| Attitudes | |||||
| Perception of danger of infection by COVID-19 |
Always 349 (18.5%) |
230 (16.8%) | 119 (24.4%)** | 104 (25.1%) | 245 (16.9%)** |
|
Some cases 1494 (79.4%) |
1129 (82.2%) | 365 (74.8%) | 300 (72.5%) | 1194 (82.5%) | |
| Concerns to catch COVID-19 (self or family) (yes) | 1567 (83.3%) | 1161 (83.7%) | 406 (82.2%) | 339 (80.1%) | 1282 (84.2%)* |
| Readiness to take vaccine (if available) (yes) | 1304 (69.3%) | 947 (68.3%) | 357 (72.3%) | 280 (66.2%) | 1024 (70.2%)* |
| Trust in sufficiency of measures taken by government |
Yes 993 (52.7%) |
728 (53.5%) | 265 (54.4%) | 208 (50.6%) | 785 (54.7%) |
|
No 523 (27.8%) |
387 (28.5%) | 136 (27.9%) | 126 (30.7%) | 397 (27.6%) | |
| Importance of Isolation of COVID-19 cases (Yes) | 1827 (97.1%) | 1349 (97.8%) | 478 (98.4%) | 394 (94.7%) | 1433 (98.8%) |
| Optimism about possibility to find a treatment to COVID-19 | 1700 (90.3%) | 1256 (90.6%) | 444 (89.9%) | 371 (87.7%) | 1329 (91.2%)* |
| Optimism about possibility to find a vaccine to COVID-19 | 1660 (88.2) | 1236 (89.1%) | 424 (85.8%) | 366 (86.5%) | 1294 (88.8%) |
COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019; * p-value < 0.05; ** p-value < 0.01; *** p-value ≤0.001