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Table 2 Knowledge of chronic disease patients, Aksum Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, 2020 (N = 422)

From: Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 among chronic disease patients at Aksum Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, 2020: a cross-sectional study

Serial Number

Knowledge Questions

Frequency (%)

Yes N (%)

No N (%)

I don’t know N (%)

1.

Main clinical symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, cough, shortness of breath, and fatigue

389 (92.2)

11 (2.6)

22 (5.2)

2.

Unlike the common cold, stuffy nose, runny nose, and sneezing are less common in persons infected with the COVID-19 virus

150 (35.6)

206 (48.8)

66 (15.6)

3.

COVID-19 symptoms appear within 2–14 days

102 (24.2)

24(5.7)

297 (70.1)

4.

Currently, there is no effective treatment or vaccine for COVID-19, but early symptomatic and supportive treatment can help most patients to recover from the infection

300(71.1)

3 (0.7)

119 (28.2)

5.

Not all persons with COVID-19 will develop severe cases. Those who are elderly, have chronic illnesses, and with suppressed immunity are more likely to be severe cases

302 (71.5)

18 (4.3)

102(24.2)

6.

Touching or shaking hands of an infected person would result in the infection by the COVID-19 virus

286 (67.8)

42 (9.9)

94 (22.3)

7.

Touching an object or surface with the virus on it, then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes with the unwashed hand would result in the infection by the COVID-19 virus

222 (52.6)

85 (20.1)

115 (27.3)

8.

The COVID-19 virus spreads via respiratory droplets of infected individuals through the air during sneezing or coughing of infected patients

357 (84.6)

13(3.1)

52(12.3)

9.

Persons with COVID-19 cannot infect the virus to others if he has no any symptom of COVID-19

236 (55.9)

86 (20.4)

100(23.7)

10.

Wearing masks when moving out of home is important to prevent the infection with

COVID-19 virus

310 (73.5)

27 (6.4)

85(20.1)

11.

Children and young adults do not need to take measures to prevent the infection by the COVID-19 virus

130(30.8)

200(47.4)

92(21.8)

12.

To prevent the COVID-19 infection, individuals should avoid going to crowded places such as public transportations, religious places, Hospitals and Workplaces

350(82.9)

12(2.8)

60(14.2)

13.

Washing hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 s or use an alcohol based hand sanitizer (60%) is important to prevent infection with COVD-19

320(75.8)

40(9.5)

62(14.7)

14.

Traveling to an infectious area or having contact with someone traveled to an area where the infection present is a risk for developing an infection

400(94.8)

1(0.24)

21(5)

15.

Isolation and treatment of people who are infected with the COVID-19 virus are effective ways to reduce the spread of the virus

330(78.2)

17(4)

75(17.8)

16.

People who have contact with someone infected with the COVID-19 virus should be immediately isolated in a proper place.

258(61.1)

32(7.6)

132(31.3)

  1. Note: Numerical values printed in bold indicate the frequency of proper responses