Table 2 Knowledge, attitude and practice of COVID-19 among Sudanese
From: Knowledge, attitude and practice of the Sudanese people towards COVID-19: an online survey
Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Knowledge | |
A. COVID-19 can be transmission through | |
1. Airborne | 276 (28.0) |
2. Droplets | 881 (89.3) |
3. Fomite and surfaces | 878 (89.0) |
B. Symptoms of COVID-19 include | |
4. Cough | 846 (85.7) |
5. Fever | 916 (92.8) |
6. Headache | 865 (87.6) |
7. Tiredness | 736 (74.6) |
8. Difficulty in breathing | 943 (95.5) |
9. Sore throat | 839 (85.0) |
C. Risk of developing severe form of COVID-19 include | |
10. Chronic diseases | 789 (79.9) |
11. Pregnancy | 289 (29.3) |
12. Old age | 806 (81.7) |
13. Any one (irrespective to his health condition or age) | 356 (36.1) |
14. Do not know any risk | 025 (02.5) |
D. Preventive measures for COVID-19 include | |
15. Hand washing | 969 (98.2) |
16. Social distancing | 933 (94.5) |
17. Wearing a mask | 760 (77.0) |
18. Antibiotics | 046 (04.7) |
19. Specific medicine for treatment of COVID −19 | 029 (02.9) |
Attitude | |
1. Hand washing is important in controlling the spread of COVID-19 | 912 (92.4) |
2. Wearing masks is important in controlling the spread of COVID-19 | 491 (49.7) |
3. Isolation of suspected would prevent the spread of the virus | 918 (93.0) |
4. Social distancing would prevent the spread of the virus | 889 (90.1) |
5. COVID-19 seems a dangerous disease | 883 (89.5) |
Practice | |
1. I am practicing social distancing | 601 (60.9) |
2. I am practicing hand washing frequently | 684 (69.3) |
3. I avoid shaking hands | 266 (27.0) |
4. My family practiced social distancing frequently | 293 (29.7) |
5. My family practiced hand washing frequently | 567 (57.4) |
6. My family used face masks frequently | 133 (13.5) |
Overall | |
Overall Knowledge score (Mean ± SD) | 15.33 (± 2.24) |
Overall attitude score (Mean ± SD) | 04.15 (± 0.97) |
Overall practices score (Mean ± SD) | 02.58 (± 1.73) |