Table 2.
Differences in knowledge of COVID-19.
| Variables | International Group (n = 171) n (%) |
Mainland Group (n = 249) n (%) |
Total (n = 420) n (%) |
t/χ2 (Pearson) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route of transmission | |||||
| Droplets (agree) | 171 (100) | 248 (99.60) | 419 (99.76) | 0.688 | 0.407 |
| Objects (agree) | 145 (84.80) | 228 (91.57) | 373 (88.81) | 6.213 | 0.045 |
| Air (agree) | 116 (67.84) | 165 (66.27) | 281 (66.90) | 1.037 | 0.595 |
| Updated information | |||||
| Infections (yes) | 168 (98.25) | 249 (100) | 417 (99.29) | 4.400 | 0.036 |
| Deaths (yes) | 169 (98.93) | 247 (99.20) | 416 (99.05) | 0.144 | 0.704 |
| Recoveries (yes) | 163 (95.32) | 245 (98.39) | 408 (97.14) | 3.447 | 0.063 |
| Number of information sources | |||||
| 1–3 | 161 (94.15) | 226 (90.76) | 387 (92.14) | 1.608 | 0.205 |
| 4–6 | 10 (5.85) | 23 (9.24) | 33 (7.86) | ||
| Satisfaction with the information | |||||
| Satisfied | 157 (91.81) | 239 (95.98) | 396 (94.3) | 3.274 | 0.070 |
| Dissatisfied | 14 (8.19) | 10 (4.02) | 24 (5.7) | ||
| Confidence about being diagnosed | |||||
| High | 101 (59.06) | 192 (77.11) | 293 (69.76) | 15.647 | <0.001 |
| Low | 70 (40.93) | 57 (22.89) | 127 (30.24) | ||
| Concern about this disease | |||||
| High | 123 (61.93) | 155 (62.25) | 278 (66.19) | 4.246 | 0.039 |
| Low | 48 (38.07) | 94 (37.75) | 142 (33.81) | ||
| Perceived probability | |||||
| Become infected (high) | 59 (34.50) | 48 (19.28) | 107 (25.48) | 12.379 | <0.001 |
| Survive after infection (high) | 157 (91.81) | 216 (86.74) | 373 (88.81) | 2.618 | 0.106 |
| Concern about family members | |||||
| High | 139 (81.29) | 192 (77.11) | 331 (78.81) | 1.060 | 0.303 |
| Low | 32 (18.71) | 57 (22.89) | 89 (21.19) | ||
| Knowledge score | |||||
| Mean ± S.D | 13.95 ± 1.88 | 13.99 ± 1.92 | 13.97 ± 1.90 | −0.184 a | 0.854 |
Note: a: t-test.