Resumption of School amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Preventive Practices among Final-Year Senior High Students at a Technical Institute in Ghana
Table 2
Knowledge of students at Tamale Technical Institute towards COVID-19.
Items
Correct responses
Rate (%)
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COVID-19 is caused by a virus from the coronavirus family (yes)
74.3
Signs and symptoms of COVID-19
Cough (yes)
93.7
Fever (yes)
81.1
Headache (yes)
76.0
Difficulty in breathing (yes)
82.9
Muscle pain (yes)
48.0
Running nose (yes)
75.4
Coronavirus can be transmitted through the coughing and sneezing of the infected person (yes)
94.3
Eating or contacting wild animals would result in infection by the COVID-19 virus (no)
25.7
Persons with COVID-2019 cannot transfer the virus to others when a fever is not present (no)
47.3
Coronavirus enters into humans’ body through the mouth, nose, and eyes (yes)
89.7
Coronavirus transmission is increased in crowded places (yes)
94.9
It is not necessary for children and young adults to take measures to prevent the infection by the COVID-19 virus (no)
65.1
There is currently no effective treatment or vaccine for COVID-19 (yes)
67.4
To prevent the infection by COVID-19, individuals should avoid going to crowded places such as markets, bus station, and funerals (yes)
91.4
The disease can be prevented through regular handwashing and personal hygiene (yes)
93.1
Regular wearing of face mask protects against the transmission of COVID-19 (yes)
94.3
The disease can be prevented through no close contacts such as handshakes or kissing, not attending meetings, and frequent hand disinfection (yes)
