Table 2 Level of knowledge of COVID-19 among Deaf persons (n = 144)
Question items | Response option | f (%) |
|---|---|---|
1. COVID-19 is a disease caused by a virus | I do not know | 124 (86.1) |
Yes | 20 (13.9) | |
2. The virus is an RNA virus | I do not know | 138 (95.8) |
Yes | 6 (4.2) | |
3. The virus is called SARS COV-2 | I do not know | 140 (97.2) |
Yes | 4 (2.8) | |
4. On average, it takes 5–14 days when someone is infected with the virus for symptoms to show up | I do not know | 130 (90.3) |
Yes | 14 (9.7) | |
5. COVID-19 is currently being diagnosed using antibodies, proteins and gene detection methods | I do not know | 140 (97.2) |
Yes | 4 (2.8) | |
6. Current treatment for COVID-19 is symptomatic treatment | I do not know | 90 (62.5) |
Yes | 54 (37.5) | |
7. To this date, there is no antiviral agent specific to the virus. | I do not know | 122 (84.7) |
Yes | 22 (15.3) | |
8. The virus keeps mutating | I do not know | 94 (65.3) |
Yes | 50 (34.7) | |
9. COVID-19 is spread through droplet transmission | I do not know | 46 (31.9) |
Yes | 98 (68.1) | |
10. Anyone can get infected with the virus | I do not know | 22 (15.3) |
Yes | 122 (84.7) | |
11. The main clinical symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, dry cough, tiredness, loss of taste and smell | I do not know | 24 (16.7) |
Yes | 120 (83.3) | |
12. Persons with underlying health conditions might suffer serious illness of the disease. | I do not know | 60 (41.7) |
Yes | 84 (58.3) |