Table 2 Frequencies and percentages of knowledge about COVID-19 among the participants (N = 598)
Knowledge items | Yes | No | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | ||
Common symptoms include | |||||
Dry cough | 517 | 86.5 | 81 | 13.5 | |
Fever | 575 | 96.2 | 23 | 3.8 | |
Fatigue | 532 | 89.0 | 66 | 11.0 | |
Pneumonia | 407 | 68.1 | 191 | 31.9 | |
Mucus | 164 | 27.4 | 434 | 72.6 | |
Loss of smell | 569 | 95.2 | 29 | 4.8 | |
Loss of taste | 570 | 95.3 | 28 | 4.7 | |
Nasal congestion | 196 | 32.8 | 402 | 67.2 | |
Headache | 498 | 83.3 | 100 | 16.7 | |
Throat pain | 331 | 55.4 | 267 | 44.6 | |
Muscle or joint pain | 436 | 72.9 | 162 | 27.1 | |
Nausea or vomiting | 224 | 37.5 | 374 | 62.5 | |
Diarrhea | 346 | 57.9 | 252 | 42.1 | |
Chills or vertigo | 173 | 28.9 | 425 | 71.1 | |
Shortness of breath | 528 | 88.3 | 70 | 11.7 | |
Loss of appetite | 194 | 32.4 | 404 | 67.6 | |
Chest pressure | 284 | 47.5 | 314 | 52.5 | |
COVID-19 spreads by | |||||
Droplets transmitted in sneezes and coughs (less than 1 m) | 284 | 47.5 | 314 | 52.5 | |
Droplets transmitted by contact with the eyes, nose, mouth | 575 | 96.2 | 23 | 3.8 | |
Droplets deposited on objects | 513 | 85.8 | 85 | 14.2 | |
Aerosols suspended in the air | 411 | 68.7 | 187 | 31.3 | |