APPENDIX 1

COVID-19 Knowledge and Perception Assessment Survey

QUESTIONS OPTIONS ANSWER

Source of information:
o College

From where did you first o Print Media

hear about COVID-19? o Social Media -NA-
o T.V
o Others
Knowledge Assessment:
o Middle East Respiratory syndrome-
CoV
Q.1
o Sever Acute Respiratory
Which of the following is COVID-19
Syndrome-CoV
novel Coronavirus?
o COVID-19
o All of the above
o Yes
Q.2
o No Yes
Is COVID-19 contagious?
o No idea
o Civet Bats

Q.3 o Dromdary Camels

What is the origin of o Domestic animals/ Pets Yet Not Known
COVID-19? o Yet not known
o Don't Know
o 2-14 days
Q.4
o 1-5 days
What is the incubation 2-14 days
o 30 days
period of COVID-19?
o 90 days
Q.5
o Yes
Is there any similarity
o No No
between COVID-19, SARS-
o Don't know
CoV and MERS-CoV?
Q.6 o Young/ Adults Older/ Geriatrics or
 o Older/ Geriatrics or person with co-
Who are more prone to
morbidities person with co-
COVID-19?
o All of the above morbidities
o No idea
Q.7 o 50%
Do you know the fatality o 30%
3%
rate of a person infected o 3%
with COVID-19? o No idea
Q.8
o Yes
Do you think a person
o No Yes
infected with COVID-19
o No idea
can remain asymptomatic?
o Respiratory symptoms

Q.9 o Enteric symptoms

What are the symptoms of o Neurological symptoms All of the above
Severe COVID-19? o All of the above
o No idea
o Person to person

Q.10 o Respiratory Droplets

How does the COVID-19 o From feces All of the above
Spread? o All of the above
o No idea
o RT-PCR (reverse transcriptase
polymerase chain reaction)
Q.11
o Immunofluroscent antigen
What are the diagnostic tests Both
detection Assay
for COVID-19?
o Both
o Don't know
Prevention Strategies:
What are the ways of o Washing hands with alcohol based All of the above
prevention from COVID-19 sanitizer
infection? o Maintain 1 meter distance between
yourself and anyone who is
coughing or sneezing
 o Avoid personal contact
o All of the above
Perception Assessment:
Q.1
o Yes
Do you think wearing a
o No Yes
Surgical mask can protect
o No idea
people from COVID-19?
Q.2
Is it safe to receive a o Yes
package from any areas o No Yes
where a case of COVID-19 o No idea
has been reported?
Q.3
o Yes
At present, do you think
o No No
antibiotics are effective in
o No idea
preventing COVID-19?
Q.4
o Yes
At present, do you think
o No No
vaccines are effective in
o No idea
preventing COVID-19?
Q.5
o Yes
Are traditional herbal
o No No
medicines effective for
o No idea
COVID-19?
Q.6 o Yes
Are hand dryers effective in o No No
killing new Coronavirus? o No idea
Q.7
o Yes
Can an Ultraviolet (UV)
o No No
disinfection lamp kill the
o No idea
new Coronavirus?
Q.8 o Yes Yes
Are thermal scanners o No
helpful in detecting FEVER o No idea
in people infected with new
 Coronavirus?
Q.9
o Yes
Can spraying Alcohol or
o No No
Chlorine all over your body
o No idea
kill the new Coronavirus?
Q.10
o Yes
In your opinion, can eating
o No No
garlic help prevent infection
o No idea
with the new Coronavirus?
Q.11 o Winter
In which climatic condition o Spring or Fall
Round the year
COVID-19 infection can o Round the year
PRIMARILY occur? o Don’t know