Variables

Frequency

Percent

Positive knowledge on symptoms (n= 345)

Cough

217

62.8

Sore throat

70

20.2

Body pain

31

9

Fever

140

40.5

Breathing difficulty

173

50.1

Loss of smell

36

10.4

The virus can survive outside the body up to 7 days (n=345)

131

39.8

The virus survives for days outside the body on a plastic surfaces (n=345)

150

45

Most people who get COVID-19 get very ill (n=345)

105

31.5

Smokers who get COVID-19 are more likely to get ill than non-smokers (n=345)

265

78.9

You can be infected with the virus without any symptoms (n=345)

209

62.4

On average, children get less ill from the virus than adults (n=345)

180

53.7

Only elderly people die from COVID-19 (n=345)

156

49.8

Mean Knowledge score (number and percent)

5.6 (SD=1.95)

43

Attitude

Confident that your clinic can handle COVID-19 epidemic (n=344)

217

63.1

SA Government has ability to handle the pandemic (n=344)

166

48.3

Do you think that the pandemic will be successfully controlled (n=344)

91

26.5

Do you think that COVID-19 is not a serious infection (n= 344)

243

70.6

Do you think that you may be infected with COVID-19 (n=344)

213

61.9

Mean attitude score

2.7 (SD= 1.67)

54

Practice

Covers mouth when sneeze or cough (n=342)

273

79.1

Use a face mask in public places (n=341)

279

81.8

Maintain social distance in public places (n=340)

271

79.7

Wash or sanitize hands coming from outside (n=341)

290

85

Will not visit family or friends during COVID-19 epidemic (n=342)

296

86.5

Will not visit a friend or relative who is COVID-19 positive (n=342)

318

93

Mean practice score

5.0 (SD=1.27

83.3