Table 5 Difference between percentage rates of answers for questions of first and second phase surveys
From: Before-and-after online community survey on knowledge and perception of COVID-19 pandemic
Question | Answer | Rate of answers [%] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
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 | − 0.1 | − 0.7 | |
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 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | −0.7 | −1.0 | − 2.4 | 0.1 |
cough | 2.0 | −1.3 | − 1.8 | 2.0 | −2.8 | −6.9 | − 1.4 | |
breathlessness or breathing problems | 1.4 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 11.9 | 7.7 | 6.0 | |
muscle pain | 9.3 | 11.9 | −4.9 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | |
fatigue | 12.2 | 32.6 | −2.2 | 17.5 | 15.1 | −0.4 | 9.1 | |
How does the virus spread to another person? | by droplet transmission: coughing/sneezing | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | −1.3 | −0.4 | − 0.6 | − 0.1 |
by indirect contact: through items touched by the infected person | 14.5 | 19.2 | 13.5 | 22.6 | 29.8 | 21.5 | 18.1 | |
by fecal-oral transmission: eating food contaminated with the virus | 7.2 | 8.8 | 1.7 | −0.9 | 6.7 | −7.1 | − 0.8 | |
by direct contact: touching infected person | 6.5 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 7.4 | 18.0 | 18.9 | 9.2 | |
How to protect yourself from the virus? | wear a standard (“surgical”) mask | 58.0 | 46.9 | 41.1 | 51.2 | 51.3 | 37.4 | 44.8 |
wear a mask with a HEPA filter | 35.4 | 50.4 | 33.6 | 51.0 | 42.1 | 26.0 | 37.5 | |
wash your hands often | −0.8 | −0.9 | 0.1 | −1.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | − 0.3 | |
cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing | −2.1 | −4.1 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | |
keep at least 1 m distance from others. | −6.4 | −2.8 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 3.4 | |
do not leave the house / flat | 52.6 | 64.9 | 63.4 | 69.8 | 69.9 | 72.3 | 66.1 | |
contact the sanitary and epidemiological station after you came back from another country where Coronavirus disease 2019 has been reported | 5.7 | 4.4 | 15.1 | 23.3 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 11.3 | |
drink alcohol | −0.5 | −2.9 | −2.6 | −2.6 | −3.6 | −0.3 | −2.3 | |
avoid products made in China | −1.2 | −0.2 | −1.9 | −2.8 | −2.8 | −1.5 | − 2.2 | |
What should I do if signs of infection appear? | notify the sanitary and epidemiological station | 0.3 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.1 | 6.6 |
report to the emergency department in the nearest hospital | 1.8 | 1.3 | −4.6 | −7.7 | −12.2 | −7.5 | −6.4 | |
go to family doctor | 0.9 | −0.2 | −2.4 | −5.6 | − 7.3 | − 6.2 | − 4.2 | |
report to an infectious disease ward or observation and infectious disease ward | −11.4 | − 0.5 | −26.0 | − 6.4 | − 26.4 | − 21.3 | − 19.1 | |
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 | − 18.0 | − 10.7 | 14.5 | 3.4 | 9.7 | 13.0 | 8.2 |
cancelled mass events, such as performances, conferences, concerts | 1.8 | 6.3 | −2.6 | −4.0 | 4.1 | 3.2 | −1.6 | |
cancelled trips, flights | 6.4 | 4.7 | −4.9 | −0.7 | 6.3 | −16.1 | −4.1 | |
quarantine or isolation from loved ones due to quarantine | 3.8 | −15.5 | 15.0 | −3.5 | −3.3 | 17.9 | 5.6 | |
no products and food in shops or higher prices in stores | −40.2 | −25.7 | −34.5 | − 32.9 | − 43.7 | − 45.0 | −36.7 | |
no personal protection equipment in stock | 12.0 | 11.1 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 4.3 | −8.8 | 5.6 | |
Does any of the following aspects worries you due to the spreading infection? | nothing worries me | −10.2 | −5.9 | −27.1 | −23.0 | −15.0 | − 19.7 | −19.6 |
my own health and life | 1.9 | 3.6 | 10.7 | 10.7 | −1.4 | 5.6 | 5.9 | |
health and life of my family | 19.9 | 12.6 | 34.3 | 28.1 | 21.0 | 22.9 | 26.5 | |
being quarantined | −14.4 | −11.5 | −16.8 | − 18.9 | −26.9 | −15.9 | − 18.2 | |
economic crisis | 70.2 | 51.8 | 64.0 | 65.2 | 72.6 | 56.8 | 64.1 | |
my education | 18.3 | 9.2 | 51.4 | 19.8 | 41.8 | 39.4 | 37.3 | |
Which of the following are your sources of knowledge about Coronavirus disease 2019? | TV news | 0.5 | 14.1 | 30.6 | 2.4 | 19.7 | 14.5 | 16.4 |
radio | −3.0 | 0.5 | 6.3 | −8.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
newspapers | −0.2 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | −1.7 | −1.3 | 0.1 | |
websites such as: onet, interia, wp, gazeta.pl, trójmiasto.pl | 5.8 | 17.0 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 7.1 | |
website of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland | 10.9 | 16.0 | 27.7 | 28.0 | 31.8 | 22.3 | 27.4 | |
websites such as: onet.pl, interia.pl, wp.pl, gazeta.pl, trójmiasto.pl | 4.0 | 8.8 | 0.3 | 22.5 | 18.3 | −1.2 | 9.6 | |
family members and friends | 2.0 | 5.6 | −3.5 | −6.8 | 7.5 | 13.4 | 0.2 | |
social media: Facebook, Tweeter, Instagram | −18.4 | 11.2 | 3.9 | −6.1 | −6.4 | 2.2 | −3.6 | |