Table 1.
Knowledge regarding the COVID-19 pathogen according to sources of information and socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents.
| Source of Information | Knowledge Regarding the COVID-19 Pathogen | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Yes (%) | p | |
| Total | 21 (3.7) | 543 (96.3) | |
| Market | 335 (96.5) | 208 (95.9) | 0.674 |
| Workplace | 250 (93.9) | 293 (98.3) | 0.007 |
| Family | 154 (95.1) | 389 (96.8) | 0.333 |
| Hospital | 376 (95.9) | 167 (97.1) | 0.632 |
| Newspaper | 249 (93.6) | 294 (98.7) | 0.002 |
| Place of worship | 291 (94.9) | 252 (98.1) | 0.046 |
| Another person | 231 (97.1) | 312 (95.7) | 0.502 |
| Radio | 194 (96.0) | 349 (96.4) | 0.824 |
| Television | 21 (77.8) | 522 (97.2) | <0.001 |
| Social media | 120 (87.6) | 423 (99.1) | 0.002 |
| Sex | |||
| Males | 10 (3.4) | 287 (96.6) | 0.637 |
| Females | 11 (4.1) | 256 (95.9) | |
| Place of residence | |||
| Abidjan | 2 (0.9) | 221 (99.1) | 0.003 |
| Hinterland | 19 (5.6) | 322 (94.4) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| 18–59 | 17 (3.2) | 511 (96.8) | 0.038 |
| 60+ | 4 (11.1) | 32 (88.9) | |
| Level of education | |||
| None or primary school level | 19 (19.8) | 77 (80.2) | <0.001 |
| Secondary or tertiary level | 2 (0.4) | 466 (99.6) | |
Data were obtained from a study conducted from 26 April to 16 May 2020. Statistically significant (<0.05) differences calculated according to chi-squared (χ2) or Fisher’s exact tests as appropriate are highlighted in bold. No = COVID-19 is not caused by a virus, Yes = COVID-19 is caused by a virus.