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Table 3 General knowledge about COVID-19

From: Medical students’ knowledge about COVID-19 and evaluation of the effectiveness of the applied preventive strategies

 

Faculty

p

Medicine

Nursing

Dentistry

Pharmacy

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

1. Select the three main symptoms of COVID-19:

Answer: fever, dry cough, dyspnoea

Right

103

85.83

255

91.07

17

77.27

46

76.67

0.007

Wrong

17

14.17

25

8.93

5

22.73

14

23.33

2. What is the average incubation time of the virus: Answer: 2–14 days

Right

66

55.00

118

42.14

10

45.45

16

26.67

0.003

Wrong

54

45.00

162

57.86

12

54.55

44

73.33

3. What is the availability of drugs and treatment options:

Answer: No drugs are available

Right

24

20.00

61

21.79

8

36.36

17

28.33

0.257

Wrong

96

80.00

219

78.21

14

63.64

43

71.67

4. What is the correct duration of disinfection:

Answer: 15–30 s

Right

81

67.50

219

78.21

10

45.45

44

73.33

0.003

Wrong

39

32.50

61

21.79

12

54.55

16

26.67

5.The ideal alcohol strength for hand disinfection:

Answer: Above 60%

Right

99

82.50

242

86.43

18

81.82

55

91.67

0.368

Wrong

21

17.50

38

13.57

4

18.18

5

8.33

6. Social distancing in preventing the transmission of infectious diseases means:

Answer: Non-pharmaceutical measures or measures taken to prevent the spread of an infectious disease by maintaining a physical distance of at least 2 m between people

Right

96

80.00

228

81.72

18

81.82

42

70.00

0.233

Wrong

24

20.00

51

18.28

4

18.18

18

30.00

7. What does the term quarantine mean and to whom does it apply:

Answer: isolating a healthy person who was exposed to infection in order to prevent the spread of particularly dangerous and highly contagious diseases

Right

83

69.17

216

77.14

10

45.45

39

65.00

0.004

Wrong

37

30.83

64

22.86

12

54.55

21

35.00

8. In case of exposure or contact with a source of disease caused by SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) virus, apply:

Answer: Quarantine or epidemiological surveillance

Right

66

55.00

176

62.86

14

63.64

34

56.67

0.458

Wrong

54

45.00

104

37.14

8

36.36

26

43.33

9. People who have been diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 virus infection, contracted a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus, or are suspected of infection or disease should be subjected to:

Answer: Mandatory isolation or isolation in domestic conditions

Right

49

40.83

105

37.50

6

27.27

16

26.67

0.221

Wrong

71

59.17

175

62.50

16

72.73

44

73.33

10. After transferring a patient suspected of being infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus to an infectious diseases hospital:

Answer: all correct

Right

86

71.67

103

36.79

17

77.27

44

73.33

< 0.001

Wrong

34

28.33

177

63.21

5

22.73

16

26.67

11. Staff who had close contact with a patient without the protection of appropriate personal protective equipment should:

Answer: be removed from work until the patient’s test result is known

Right

36

30.00

102

36.43

2

9.09

24

40.00

0.035

Wrong

84

70.00

178

63.57

20

90.91

36

60.00

12. The definition of close contact with staff is:

Answer: all answers are correct

Right

93

77.50

232

82.86

16

72.73

41

68.33

0.061

Wrong

27

22.50

48

17.14

6

27.27

19

31.67

13. Each patient presenting symptoms of an acute respiratory tract infection (fever > 38 °C with cough or dyspnoea) in conjunction with the epidemiological criteria should be referred to the infectious or observational-infectious ward:

Answer: Yes

Right

39

32.50

146

52.33

8

36.36

21

35.00

< 0.001

Wrong

81

67.50

133

47.67

14

63.64

39

65.00

14. How is the SARS-CoV-2 virus transmitted?

Answer: correct a and c (droplet and fecal-oral route)

Right

44

36.67

74

26.52

9

40.91

19

31.67

0.144

Wrong

76

63.33

205

73.48

13

59.09

41

68.33

15. Among frequently used items, the greatest risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is related to:

Answer: cell phones

Right

69

57.50

173

61.79

9

40.91

37

61.67

0.254

Wrong

51

42.50

107

38.21

13

59.09

23

38.33

16. Contact Person – Low Risk Exposure is:

Answer: contact with the infected at a distance of> 2 m and time < 15 min. Longer contact increases the risk of transmission; The 15-min period of time is arbitrary. It may turn out that the degree of risk will be determined individually and action will be taken even in the case of a shorter duration of contact

Right

106

88.33

226

81.00

19

86.36

49

81.67

0.324

Wrong

14

11.67

53

19.00

3

13.64

11

18.33

17. If an employee develops a fever, cough or shortness of breath during work, the basic correct action to be taken is:

Answer: immediate notification of the supervisor and the infection control team, withdrawal from work, identification of contact persons, isolation until swab test results are obtained, further follow-up depending on the result

Right

103

85.83

234

83.57

15

68.18

54

90.00

0.107

Wrong

17

14.17

46

16.43

7

31.82

6

10.00

18. In case of infection, medical personnel under home isolation:

Answer: cannot leave the house due to isolation, should wait at home for the intervention team to come to collect a swab or follow the recommendations of the sanitary-epidemiological station

Right

96

80.00

236

84.29

17

77.27

47

78.33

0.531

Wrong

24

20.00

44

15.71

5

22.73

13

21.67

  1. n – number of people; % - percentage