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. 2021 Apr;42(4):377–383. doi: 10.15537/smj.2021.42.4.20200706

Table 4.

- Responses to the main ways in which people are currently getting infected with the COVID-19. Respondents could choose more than one or all options from the following options.

Options n %
Eating or touching bats 243 16.9
Fecal contaminants in drinking water 77 5.4
Unhygienic preparation of food 210 14.6
Sexual intercourse or sharing of needles for drug use 175 12.2
Mosquito bites 32 2.2
Droplets of saliva that land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby when an infected person sneezes or coughs 1338 93.2
Eating under cooked meat products 131 9.1
Directly coming into touch with someone’s bodily fluids like blood, vomit, or sweat 494 34.4
Coming into contact with camels 37 2.6

Values are presented as number and percentages (%).