Table 2 Understanding of COVID-19 (n = 284)
Questions | Wrong | Don’t know | Correct | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 are severe acute respiratory-related infectious diseases | 3.2 | 7.4 | 89.4 | 7 |
Major symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, cough, sore throat, and difficulty in breathing | 2.1 | 4.2 | 93.7 | 6 |
Blood and body fluid of all patients with COVID-19 should be treated as a potential source of infection | 14.4 | 13.0 | 72.5 | 20 |
People with underlying diseases (diabetes, chronic lung diseases, cancer, heart failure, etc.) are more likely to be infected | 15.1 | 7.4 | 77.5 | 18 |
The incubation period for COVID-19 is 1–3 days | 51.8 | 20.4 | 27.8 | 23 |
COVID-19 spread through close contact with the infected | 13.7 | 2.1 | 84.2 | 12 |
Plants are the main carriers of the transmission of COVID-19 | 72.9 | 21.1 | 6.0 | 25 |
Washing hands with soap and water for 30 s can help prevent the spread of COVID-19 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 96.8 | 1 |
Hospital treatment of COVID-19 is carried out in negative pressure isolation rooms or medical institutes with isolated facilities | 1.4 | 2.8 | 95.8 | 3 |
You must wear a mask once you start taking medications, not beforehand when you have respiratory symptoms | 76.8 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 24 |
Infectious diseases spread through saliva, runny nose, sputum, etc | 3.9 | 2.1 | 94.0 | 5 |
You only have to cover your mouth when coughing* | 10.2 | 9.5 | 80.3 | 16 |
You can cover the mouth with your hand when coughing* | 7.7 | 9.9 | 82.4 | 15 |
I cover my mouth with a sleeve if I don’t have a tissue or handkerchief | 2.5 | 0.7 | 96.8 | 1 |
It is okay to only cover the mouth when wearing a mask* | 3.2 | 9.9 | 87.0 | 10 |
You can touch the outer surface of the mask after wearing it* | 5.3 | 11.6 | 83.1 | 13 |
Genera cotton masks can block more than 80% of the flu virus* | 24.3 | 20.1 | 55.6 | 21 |
Certified health masks (KF94, KF80, etc.) can be used for more than 1 day* | 40.5 | 12.0 | 47.5 | 22 |
If the inner surface of certified health masks (KF94, KF80, etc.) are contaminated, you can use them again after washing* | 5.6 | 11.6 | 82.7 | 14 |
If your hands are clean after coughing, you don’t need to wash your hands* | 2.8 | 12.0 | 85.2 | 11 |
You have to wash your hands with soap in running water for 30 s after you cough | 4.6 | 1.1 | 94.4 | 4 |
I spit out the sputum in the trash can as soon as I feel it in my throat* | 7.7 | 12.3 | 79.9 | 17 |
If I have to spit out sputum, I use a tissue | 5.3 | 5.6 | 89.1 | 8 |
I know 6 steps to wash my hands properly | 10.2 | 16.9 | 72.9 | 19 |
It is most effective to use soap and water when washing hands | 7.7 | 4.2 | 88.0 | 9 |