Table 2 Percentage rates of answers for questions of first phase surveys
From: Before-and-after online community survey on knowledge and perception of COVID-19 pandemic
Question | Answer | Rate of answers [%] | p-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cohort | |||||||||
Physician | Nurse | Student of medicine-oriented faculty | Non-medical professional | Student of non-medicine-oriented faculty | Secondary school student | All respondents (Mean) | |||
Which human organ system is usually infected by Coronavirus? | respiratory system | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 | 97.0 | 97.1 | 95.9 | 97.9 | 0.1563 |
nervous system | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
digestive system | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ||
muscular system | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | ||
genitourinary system | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
What are the symptoms of Coronavirus disease 2019? | fever | 100.0 | 98.5 | 97.2 | 100.0 | 99.4 | 98.0 | 98.6 | 0.0000 |
cough | 98.0 | 98.5 | 97.2 | 95.8 | 96.6 | 96.3 | 96.9 | ||
breathlessness or breathing problems | 98.6 | 98.5 | 95.5 | 94.6 | 87.4 | 90.6 | 93.6 | ||
muscle pain | 72.8 | 60.3 | 62.4 | 66.7 | 56.3 | 55.9 | 61.9 | ||
fatigue | 74.8 | 47.1 | 71.1 | 60.1 | 50.6 | 55.9 | 61.7 | ||
How does the virus spread to another person? | by droplet transmission: coughing/sneezing | 99.3 | 100.0 | 99.7 | 100.6 | 98.9 | 100.0 | 99.7 | 0.0000 |
by indirect contact: through items touched by the infected person | 57.8 | 45.6 | 43.6 | 43.5 | 37.4 | 39.6 | 43.7 | ||
by fecal-oral transmission: eating food contaminated with the virus | 24.5 | 8.8 | 18.1 | 26.2 | 25.3 | 32.7 | 24.1 | ||
by direct contact: touching infected person | 41.5 | 32.4 | 35.9 | 38.1 | 24.1 | 26.1 | 32.7 | ||
How to protect yourself from the virus? | wear a standard (“surgical”) mask | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 0.0000 |
wear a mask with a HEPA filter | 48.3 | 26.5 | 39.7 | 19.0 | 25.9 | 42.9 | 35.4 | ||
wash your hands often | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98.8 | 99.8 | ||
cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing | 89.1 | 98.5 | 87.8 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 81.6 | 85.9 | ||
keep at least 1 m distance from others. | 96.6 | 92.6 | 87.5 | 86.9 | 85.6 | 85.3 | 88.2 | ||
do not leave the house / flat | 27.9 | 14.7 | 27.2 | 12.5 | 18.4 | 21.6 | 21.6 | ||
contact the sanitary and epidemiological station after you came back from another country where Coronavirus disease 2019 has been reported | 70.7 | 88.2 | 77.0 | 60.1 | 82.2 | 85.3 | 77.0 | ||
drink alcohol | 1.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
avoid products made in China | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 5.1 | ||
What should I do if signs of infection appear? | notify the sanitary and epidemiological station | 97.3 | 97.1 | 92.7 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 87.8 | 92.1 | 0.0002 |
report to the emergency department in the nearest hospital | 0.7 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 8.0 | ||
go to family doctor | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 6.3 | ||
report to an infectious disease ward or observation and infectious disease ward | 74.8 | 76.5 | 72.1 | 56.5 | 70.1 | 70.2 | 69.6 | ||
What would be for you the biggest obstacle in everyday life due to Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic? | inability to go to your workplace or place of study | 49.7 | 26.5 | 61.7 | 39.9 | 57.5 | 55.9 | 52.5 | 0.0000 |
cancelled mass events, such as performances, conferences, concerts | 13.6 | 2.9 | 32.8 | 20.2 | 31.0 | 47.3 | 29.4 | ||
cancelled trips, flights | 32.7 | 14.7 | 37.3 | 39.3 | 30.5 | 53.9 | 38.2 | ||
quarantine or isolation from loved ones due to quarantine | 73.5 | 86.8 | 58.9 | 76.8 | 73.6 | 64.9 | 69.1 | ||
no products and food in shops or higher prices in stores | 52.4 | 54.4 | 62.4 | 54.2 | 71.8 | 64.5 | 61.2 | ||
no personal protection equipment in stock | 44.9 | 50.0 | 32.8 | 34.5 | 29.3 | 31.0 | 34.8 | ||
Does any of the following aspects worries you due to the spreading infection? | nothing worries me | 10.2 | 5.9 | 32.1 | 27.4 | 21.3 | 28.6 | 24.2 | 0.0000 |
my own health and life | 26.5 | 42.6 | 11.1 | 25.0 | 26.4 | 17.1 | 21.1 | ||
health and life of my family | 72.8 | 80.9 | 53.3 | 58.9 | 62.6 | 54.3 | 60.2 | ||
being quarantined | 34.7 | 41.2 | 23.3 | 25.0 | 31.6 | 22.0 | 27.3 | ||
economic crisis | 4.6 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 9.9 | 7.0 | ||
my education | 4.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | ||
Which of the following are your sources of knowledge about Coronavirus disease 2019? | TV news | 32.0 | 47.1 | 20.2 | 57.1 | 31.0 | 43.3 | 36.1 | 0.0000 |
radio | 13.6 | 23.5 | 8.7 | 31.5 | 14.9 | 22.4 | 17.9 | ||
newspapers | 11.6 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 11.3 | 4.0 | 8.6 | 7.3 | ||
websites such as: onet, interia, wp, gazeta.pl, trójmiasto.pl | 34.0 | 26.5 | 29.6 | 49.4 | 41.4 | 49.0 | 39.3 | ||
website of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland | 47.6 | 61.8 | 42.2 | 33.3 | 27.6 | 29.4 | 37.6 | ||
websites such as: onet.pl, interia.pl, wp.pl, gazeta.pl, trójmiasto.pl | 87.1 | 66.2 | 75.3 | 36.3 | 46.6 | 50.6 | 60.1 | ||
family members and friends | 14.3 | 7.4 | 35.9 | 31.0 | 33.9 | 41.6 | 31.4 | ||
social media: Facebook, Tweeter, Instagram | 51.7 | 32.4 | 42.5 | 41.1 | 62.6 | 53.9 | 48.7 | ||