Table 2.
Percentage of correct responses to knowledge statements.
| Knowledge statements | Total n = 478 (%) | Biomedical n = 85 (%) | Medicine n = 77(%) | Pharmacy n = 175(%) | Other*n = 141(%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 spreads via respiratory droplets from infected individuals | 454 (95.0) | 79 (92.9) | 76 (98.7) | 162 (92.6) | 137 (97.2) | 0.087a |
| The clinical symptoms of COVID-19 include headache, sore throat, fever, fatigue, dry cough, and myalgia | 459 (96.0) | 84 (98.8) | 69 (89.6) | 172 (98.3) | 134 (95.0) | 0.009a |
| Currently, there is no effective cure for COVID-2019, but early symptomatic and supportive treatment can help most patients recover from infection | 418 (87.5) | 76 (89.4) | 70 (90.9) | 148 (84.6) | 124 (87.9) | 0.477b |
| Not all persons with COVID-2019 will develop severe cases. Though the elderly and those with chronic illnesses are more likely to be in severe cases | 375 (78.5) | 64 (75.3) | 63 (81.8) | 138 (78.9) | 110 (78.0) | 0.789b |
| Wild animals are sources of COVID-19 infections | 372 (77.8) | 63 (74.1) | 62 (80.5) | 129 (73.7) | 118 (83.7) | 0.137b |
| Wearing face masks can prevent COVID-19 | 442 (92.5) | 79 (92.9) | 74 (96.1) | 161 (92.0) | 128 (90.8) | 0.548b |
| Overall mean (SD) | 87.9 (16.1) | 87.3 (15.8) | 89.6 (14.3) | 86.7 (17.1) | 88.8 (16.0) | 0.488c |
a
Fishers exact test,
b
Pearson Chi-square test,
c
One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA),
*
health sciences students (nursing, environmental health, radiography), all values are mean and standard deviations.