Table 4 Comparison of COVID-19 knowledge by question
Question (Answera) | Correct Responses (%) | p†| |
|---|---|---|---|
China (n = 34) | U.S. (n = 24) | ||
1. When gathering with others, it is safer (from COVID-19) to meet indoors than outdoors (FALSE) | 85.3% | 100% | 0.070 |
2. A person with COVID-19 can infect other people even if they have no symptoms of COVID-19 (TRUE) | 94.1% | 100% | 0.506 |
3. A vaccine for COVID-19 is available in some countries (FALSE) | 82.4% | 83.3% | 0.999 |
4. The World Health Organization, European Commission, and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention all have the same public health recommendations to reduce the spread of COVID-19 (FALSE) | 32.4% | 29.2% | 0.999 |
5. Treatments for mild symptoms of COVID-19 are available without a prescription (TRUE) | 41.2% | 50% | 0.596 |
6. A positive antibody test for COVID-19 determines when you contracted the disease (FALSE) | 61.8% | 83.3% | 0.089 |
7. Most people who get COVID-19 will survive (TRUE) | 70.6% | 95.8% | 0.019 |
Overall | 4.68 | 5.42 | 0.021 |