Table 2.
Awareness about symptoms and transmission of COVID-19 and information about preventive practices.
| Awareness about COVID-19 | N (%) |
|---|---|
| SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19 (n = 2,646)* | |
| Fever | 2,592 (97.96) |
| Cough | 2,566 (96.98) |
| Sore throat | 2,448 (92.52) |
| Running nose | 1,576 (59.56) |
| Body-ache | 1,976 (74.68) |
| Fatigue/tiredness | 2,067 (78.12) |
| Other symptoms | 1,769 (66.86) |
| ROUTES OF TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19 (n = 2,646)* | |
| Person to person | 2,420 (91.46) |
| Animal to person | 455 (17.20) |
| Via droplets | 2,507 (94.75) |
| Via faeco-oral route | 1,222 (46.18) |
| Other | 920 (34.77) |
| PRIMARY SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON COVID-APPROPRIATE PREVENTIVE BEHAVIORS (n = 2,638) | |
| Informed by health personnel | 847 (32.11) |
| Social media | 440 (16.68) |
| News media | 1,197 (45.38) |
| Informed by non-healthcare worker | 154 (5.83) |
“n” represents the number of completed responses for respective variables. “N (%)” represents the number (percentage) corresponding to the categories.
*
Multiple response.