Table 2 Number and percentage of participants’ answers for questions related to knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19

Cause of COVID-19 (virus)

1806 (96%)

1340 (96.6%)

466 (94.3%)*

400 (94.3%)

1406 (92.1%)

Mode of transmission of COVID-19 (virus)

Good knowledge

621 (33%)

463 (33.4%)

158 (32%)

103 (24.3%)

518 (35.5%)

Fair knowledge

104 (5.5%)

71 (5.1%)

33 (6.7%)

29 (6.8%)

75 (5.1%)

Poor knowledge

1156 (61.5%)

853 (61.5%)

303 (61.3%)

291 (68.6%)

865 (59.3%)

Body organ/ system affected (respiratory system)

1834 (97.4%)

1357 (97.8%)

137 (27.7%)

401 (94.6%)

1433 (98.3%)**

Symptoms caused by COVID-19

Good knowledge

1018 (54.7%)

775 (55.9%)

243 (49.2%)*

214 (50.5%)

804 (55.1%)**

Fair knowledge

161 (8.7%)

104 (7.5%)

57 (11.5%)

46 (10.8%)

115 (7.9%)**

Poor knowledge

682 (36.6%)

494 (35.6%)

188 (38%)*

153 (36.1%)

529 (36.3%)**

COVID-19 first found (animal)

643 (34.2%)

467 (33.7%)

176 (35.6%)

113 (26.6%)

530 (36.3%)*

Incubation period (6–7 days)

290 (15.4%)

182 (13.1%)

108 (29.9%)**

41 (97.6%)

249 (17.1%)**

Possibility of recovery from COVID-19 (yes or in some cases)

1777 (94.4%)

1310 (94.4%)

467 (94.5%)

385 (90.8%)

1392 (91.1%)

Groups at high fatality risk

Good knowledge

1179 (62.7%)

865 (61.7%)

314 (63.6%)*

236 (55.7%)

943 (64.7%)*

Fair knowledge

95 (5.1%)

56 (4%)*

39 (7.9%)

25 (5.9%)

70 (4.8%)*

Poor knowledge

607 (32.3%)

466 (33.6%)*

141 (28.5%)

162 (38.2%)

445 (4.8%)*

Similarity in symptoms to influenza virus (Yes)

1458 (77.5%)

1081 (77.9%)

377 (76.3%)

307 (72.4%)

1151 (79%)

Ability of influenza vaccine to protect against COVID-19 (No)

1459 (77.5%)

1077 (77.6%)

382 (77.3%)

276 (65.1%)

1183 (81.1%)**

 Perception of danger of infection by COVID-19

Always

349 (18.5%)

230 (16.8%)

119 (24.4%)**

104 (25.1%)

245 (16.9%)**

Some cases

1494 (79.4%)

1129 (82.2%)

365 (74.8%)

300 (72.5%)

1194 (82.5%)

 Concerns to catch COVID-19 (self or family) (yes)

1567 (83.3%)

1161 (83.7%)

406 (82.2%)

339 (80.1%)

1282 (84.2%)*

 Readiness to take vaccine (if available) (yes)

1304 (69.3%)

947 (68.3%)

357 (72.3%)

280 (66.2%)

1024 (70.2%)*

 Trust in sufficiency of measures taken by government

Yes

993 (52.7%)

728 (53.5%)

265 (54.4%)

208 (50.6%)

785 (54.7%)

No

523 (27.8%)

387 (28.5%)

136 (27.9%)

126 (30.7%)

397 (27.6%)

 Importance of Isolation of COVID-19 cases (Yes)

1827 (97.1%)

1349 (97.8%)

478 (98.4%)

394 (94.7%)

1433 (98.8%)

 Optimism about possibility to find a treatment to COVID-19

1700 (90.3%)

1256 (90.6%)

444 (89.9%)

371 (87.7%)

1329 (91.2%)*

 Optimism about possibility to find a vaccine to COVID-19

1660 (88.2)

1236 (89.1%)

424 (85.8%)

366 (86.5%)

1294 (88.8%)