TABLE 2.

Knowledge and perception of COVID-19.

Theme	Frequency	%
What would you like to know about coronavirus?
I understand coronavirus and did not want to learn more about it	78	19.9
Helpful and effective treatments	41	10.5
How it spreads	31	7.9
Where and how to get tested or treated	28	7.2
When/if there will be a vaccine	27	6.9
How to protect themselves and their family	27	6.9
Where it came from or what causes it	18	4.6
What it is	18	4.6
When quarantine will end	13	3.3
What are the key symptoms	12	3.1
What is the coronavirus?
A virus	210	53.7
A virus that kills	118	30.2
Flu or pneumonia	84	21.5
Airborne	69	17.6
It comes from or is related to the lung	58	14.8
Infectious	45	11.5
Prevention methods utilised against COVID-19
Physical distancing	262	67.0
Hand washing	233	59.6
General hygiene	90	23.0
Face covering	49	12.5
Cleaning or disinfecting	23	5.9
Wearing gloves	21	5.4
Non-medical or herbal remedies	15	3.8
I don’t know	41	10.5

COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.