Table 3 Pearson chi-square results for the knowledge and awareness of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 by work settings and sectors
Variable | Work setting | p | Work sector | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital | Nonhospital | Total | Academia | Government | Private | Total | |||
Q1: Incubation period of SARS-CoV-2? | |||||||||
1–7 days | 18 (2.8%) | 9 (2.4%) | 27 | 8 (2.4%) | 10 (2.2%) | 9 (4.1%) | 27 | ||
1–14 days | 582 (91.0%) | 342 (92.7%) | 924 | 0.587 | 309 (92.0%) | 418 (92.7%) | 193 (88.5%) | 920 | 0.648 |
1–21 days | 34 (5.3%) | 17(4.6%) | 51 | 16 (4.7%) | 21 (4.7%) | 14 (6.4%) | 51 | ||
Do not know | 6 (0.9%) | 1(0.3%) | 7 | 3 (0.9%) | 2 (0.4%) | 2 (1.0%) | 7 | ||
Total | 640 (100%) | 369 (100%) | 1009 | 336 (100%) | 451 (100%) | 218 (100%) | 1005 | ||
Q2: Survival of SARS-CoV-2 outside the host? | |||||||||
Couple of hours | 323 (50.5%) | 173 (46.9%) | 496 | 0.146 | 163 (48.5%) | 222 (49.3%) | 111 (50.7%) | 496 | |
Couple of days | 213 (33.3%) | 147 (39.8%) | 360 | 133 (39.6%) | 157 (34.9%) | 67 (30.6%) | 357 | 0.083 | |
Couple of weeks | 46 (7.2%) | 25 (6.8%) | 71 | 15 (4.5%) | 39 (8.7%) | 17 (7.8%) | 71 | ||
Do not know | 58 (9.0%) | 24 (6.5%) | 82 | 25 (7.4%) | 32 (7.1%) | 24 (10.9%) | 81 | ||
Total | 640 (100%) | 369 (100%) | 1009 | 336 (100%) | 450 (100%) | 219 (100%) | 1005 | ||
Q3: Recommended hand-soap cleaning time to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection? | |||||||||
Approximately 20 s | 163 (25.5%) | 113 (30.5%) | 276 | 95 (28.4%) | 124 (27.5%) | 56 (25.6%) | 275 | ||
Approximately 40 s | 359 (56.2%) | 201 (54.3%) | 560 | 0.244 | 179 (53.6%) | 251 (55.7%) | 128 (58.4%) | 558 | 0.060 |
Approximately 60 s | 106 (16.6%) | 49 (13.2%) | 155 | 48 (14.4%) | 73 (16.2%) | 33 (15.1%) | 154 | ||
Do not know | 10 (2.7%) | 7 (2.0%) | 17 | 12 (3.6%) | 3 (0.6%) | 2 (0.9%) | 17 | ||
Total | 638 (100%) | 370 (100%) | 1008 | 334 (100%) | 451 (100%) | 219 (100%) | 1004 | ||
Q4: Willingness to treat a suspected COVID-19 patient? | |||||||||
Yes | 164 (25.7%) | 87 (23.7%) | 251 | 0.489 | 90 (26.9%) | 113 (25.1%) | 47 (21.6%) | 250 | |
No | 475 (74.3%) | 280 (76.3%) | 755 | 244 (73.1%) | 337 (74.9%) | 171 (78.4%) | 752 | 0.358 | |
Total | 639 (100%) | 367 (100%) | 1006 | 334 (100%) | 450 (100%) | 218 (100%) | 1002 | ||