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Table 4 Percentage rates of answers for questions of second 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

100.0

100.0

100.0

98.9

99.9

0.1033

nervous system

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

digestive system

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

muscular system

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.1

0.1

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

100.0

99.0

99.3

98.4

95.6

98.8

0.0000

cough

100.0

97.2

95.4

97.8

93.8

89.4

95.5

breathlessness or breathing problems

100.0

100.0

99.7

99.6

99.2

98.3

99.5

muscle pain

82.1

72.2

57.5

71.1

57.8

57.2

63.0

fatigue

87.0

79.6

68.9

77.6

65.6

55.6

70.8

How does the virus spread to another person?

by droplet transmission: coughing/sneezing

100.0

100.0

100.0

99.3

98.4

99.4

99.7

0.0058

by indirect contact: through items touched by the infected person

72.4

64.8

57.1

66.1

67.2

61.1

61.8

by fecal-oral transmission: eating food contaminated with the virus

31.7

17.6

19.8

25.3

32.0

25.6

23.3

by direct contact: touching infected person

48.0

41.7

38.7

45.5

42.2

45.0

41.9

How to protect yourself from the virus?

wear a standard (“surgical”) mask

63.4

52.8

47.4

56.0

57.0

47.2

51.4

0.0000

wear a mask with a HEPA filter

83.7

76.9

73.4

70.0

68.0

68.9

72.9

wash your hands often

99.2

99.1

99.7

98.9

100.0

99.4

99.5

cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing

87.0

94.4

90.0

90.3

86.7

84.4

89.2

keep at least 1 m distance from others.

90.2

89.8

93.3

91.0

86.7

91.1

91.6

do not leave the house / flat

80.5

79.6

90.6

82.3

88.3

93.9

87.7

contact the sanitary and epidemiological station after you came back from another country where Coronavirus disease 2019 has been reported

76.4

92.6

92.1

83.4

88.3

86.1

88.3

drink alcohol

0.8

0.0

0.6

2.2

1.6

3.3

1.2

avoid products made in China

0.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.3

6.7

2.9

What should I do if signs of infection appear?

notify the sanitary and epidemiological station

97.6

98.1

99.4

96.8

100.0

98.9

98.7

0.0730

report to the emergency department in the nearest hospital

2.4

2.8

1.0

0.0

1.6

5.6

1.6

go to family doctor

1.6

2.8

1.1

4.0

0.8

4.4

2.2

report to an infectious disease ward or observation and infectious disease ward

63.4

75.9

46.1

50.2

43.8

48.9

50.5

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

31.7

15.7

76.2

43.3

67.2

68.9

60.8

0.0000

cancelled mass events, such as performances, conferences, concerts

15.4

9.3

30.2

16.2

35.2

50.6

27.8

cancelled trips, flights

39.0

19.4

32.4

38.6

36.7

37.8

34.1

quarantine or isolation from loved ones due to quarantine

77.2

71.3

73.9

73.3

70.3

82.8

74.6

no products and food in shops or higher prices in stores

12.2

28.7

27.9

21.3

28.1

19.4

24.5

no personal protection equipment in stock

56.9

61.1

39.4

42.6

33.6

22.2

40.4

Does any of the following aspects worries you due to the spreading infection?

nothing worries me

0.0

0.0

4.9

4.3

6.3

8.9

4.6

0.0000

my own health and life

28.5

46.3

21.9

35.7

25.0

22.8

27.0

health and life of my family

92.7

93.5

87.7

87.0

83.6

77.2

86.8

being quarantined

20.3

29.6

6.6

6.1

4.7

6.1

9.0

economic crisis

74.8

57.4

71.9

73.3

75.8

66.7

71.1

my education

22.8

11.1

53.6

23.1

46.9

43.9

40.9

Which of the following are your sources of knowledge about Coronavirus disease 2019?

TV news

32.5

61.1

50.8

59.6

50.8

57.8

52.5

0.0000

radio

10.6

24.1

15.0

23.1

15.6

24.4

17.9

newspapers

11.4

13.9

4.5

12.6

2.3

7.2

7.3

websites such as: onet, interia, wp, gazeta.pl, trójmiasto.pl

39.8

43.5

39.8

59.9

47.7

57.2

46.4

website of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland

58.5

77.8

69.8

61.4

59.4

51.7

64.9

websites such as: onet.pl, interia.pl, wp.pl, gazeta.pl, trójmiasto.pl

91.1

75.0

75.6

58.8

64.8

49.4

69.8

family members and friends

16.3

13.0

32.4

24.2

41.4

55.0

31.7

social media: Facebook, Tweeter, Instagram

33.3

43.5

46.4

35.0

56.3

56.1

45.1