Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards COVID-19 among Mothers in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2020
Table 3
Knowledge of mothers about COVID-19 in Dessie, Ethiopia, 2020.
| | S. no. | Variable | Yes (%) | No (%) | No opinion (%) |
| | 1 | Heard about the COVID-19 pandemic | 609 (99.8) | 1 | | | 2 | COVID-19 is contagious | 575 (94.3) | 34 (5.6) | 1 | | 3 | COVID-19 has treatment | 162 (26.6) | 423 (69.3) | 25 (4.09) | | 4 | Fever is the symptom of COVID-19 | 537 (88.0) | 68 (11.1) | 5 | | 5 | Cough is the symptom of COVID-19 | 548 (89.8) | 61 (10) | 1 | | 6 | Sore throat is the symptom of COVID-19 | 476 (78.0) | 119 (19.5) | 15 | | 7 | Headache is the symptom of COVID-19 | 513 (84.1) | 89 (14.6) | 8 | | 8 | Washing hands with water and soap can eliminate the causative agent | 423 (69.3) | 171 (28.0) | 16 | | 9 | It can be transmitted by coughing | 534 (87.5) | 71 (11.6) | 5 | | 10 | Transmitted through contact with contaminated surfaces | 516 (84.6) | 80 (13.1) | 14 | | 11 | Transmitted through eating meat | 449 (73.6) | 123 (20.2) | 38 (6.22) | | 12 | Transmitted through contact with an infected person | 526 (86.2) | 77 (12.6) | 7 | | 13 | Health education is useful | 487 (79.8) | 111 (18.2) | 12 | | 14 | COVID-19 can result in death | 265 (43.4) | 331 (54.3) | 14 | | 15 | Movement should be limited | 436 (71.5) | 148 (24.3) | 26 (4.3) | | 16 | Markets should be closed | 413 (67.7) | 177 (29.0) | 20 | | 17 | Schools should be closed | 487 (79.8) | 109 (17.9) | 14 | | 18 | Suspected cases should be quarantine | 555 (90.9) | 43 (7.05) | 12 | | 19 | Confirmed cases should be admitted to isolation centers | 571 (93.6) | 28 (4.59) | 11 |
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