13 September 2021>: Clinical Research
Rural and Female Patients with Old Myocardial Infarction Lacked Knowledge and Preventive Measures During the Beginning of the COVID-19 Epidemic in Chongqing, Southwest China
Maolin Cao 1BCEF* , Yan Chen 1ABEF* , Aihua Wang 2BC , Rongping Xiang 3BC , Zijun Chen 1ABG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.928512
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e928512
Table 2 Cross-tabulation of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding SARS-CoV-2 among respondents.
Total (n=631) | Sex | χ2 | p | Place of residence | χ2 | p | |||
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Female (n=166) | Male (n=465) | Rural (n=266) | Urban (n=365) | ||||||
Awareness | 625 (99.0) | 164 (98.8) | 461 (99.1) | 0.656 | 262 (98.5) | 363 (99.5) | 0.246 | ||
Do not know | 221 (35.0) | 55 (33.1) | 166 (35.7) | 0.354 | 0.552 | 108 (40.6) | 113 (31.0) | 6.287 | 0.012 |
Droplet transmission | 380 (60.2) | 103 (62.0) | 277 (59.6) | 0.314 | 0.575 | 143 (53.8) | 237 (64.9) | 8.017 | 0.005 |
Transmission through the digestive tract | 6 (1.0) | 3 (1.8) | 3 (0.6) | 0.190 | 4 (1.5) | 2 (0.5) | 0.246 | ||
Bloodborne transmission | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) | 1.000 | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.177 | ||
Contact transmission | 77 (12.2) | 20 (12.0) | 57 (12.3) | 0.005 | 0.943 | 31 (11.7) | 46 (12.6) | 0.129 | 0.719 |
Droplet and contact transmission | 55 (8.7) | 17 (10.2) | 38 (8.2) | 0.658 | 0.417 | 21 (7.9) | 34 (9.3) | 0.390 | 0.532 |
WeChat or Internet | 460 (72.9) | 115 (69.3) | 435 (74.2) | 1.497 | 0.221 | 182 (68.4) | 278 (76.2) | 4.670 | 0.031 |
TV | 437 (69.3) | 113 (68.1) | 324 (69.7) | 0.148 | 0.700 | 165 (62.0) | 272 (74.5) | 11.274 | 0.001 |
Newspaper | 10 (1.6) | 3 (1.8) | 7 (1.5) | 0.728 | 5 (1.9) | 5 (1.4) | 0.750 | ||
Neighborhood/village committee | 237 (37.6) | 66 (39.80 | 171 (36.8) | 0.465 | 0.495 | 112 (42.1) | 125 (34.2) | 4.052 | 0.044 |
Other | 20 (3.2) | 7 (4.2) | 13 (2.8) | 0.805 | 0.370 | 7 (2.6) | 13 (3.6) | 0.434 | 0.510 |
Yes | 454 (71.9) | 119 (71.7) | 335 (72.0) | 0.324 | 0.851 | 199 (74.8) | 255 (69.9) | 2.210 | 0.331 |
No | 23 (3.6) | 5 (3.0) | 18 (3.9) | 10 (3.8) | 13 (3.6) | ||||
Uncertain | 154 (24.4) | 42 (25.3) | 112 (24.1) | 57 (21.4) | 97 (26.6) | ||||
New media | 145 (38.6) | 35 (35.7) | 110 (39.6) | 0.454 | 0.500 | 57 (38.0) | 88 (38.9) | 0.033 | 0.855 |
TV | 294 (78.2) | 75 (76.5) | 219 (78.8) | 0.214 | 0.643 | 107 (71.3) | 187 (82.7) | 6.889 | 0.009 |
Official apps and websites | 67 (17.8) | 17 (17.3) | 50 (18.0) | 0.020 | 0.887 | 26 (17.3) | 41 (18.1) | 0.040 | 0.841 |
Official hotlines | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 1.000 | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0.399 |
Other (broadcast, community notification, unit file, etc.) | 54 (14.4) | 17 (17.3) | 37 (13.3) | 0.960 | 0.327 | 21 (14) | 33 (14.6) | 0.027 | 0.871 |
Do not know | 29 (7.7) | 7 (7.1) | 22 (7.9) | 0.060 | 0.806 | 11 (7.3) | 18 (8.0) | 0.050 | 0.822 |
Yes | 563 (89.2) | 144 (86.7) | 419 (90.1) | 1.437 | 0.231 | 227 (85.3) | 336 (92.1) | 7.219 | 0.007 |
Yes | 496 (78.6) | 127 (76.5) | 369 (79.4) | 0.59 | 0.442 | 188 (70.7) | 308 (84.4) | 17.190 | |
Wearing masks | 533 (84.5) | 129 (77.7) | 404 (86.9) | 7.843 | 0.005 | 204 (76.7) | 329 (90.1) | 21.203 | |
Avoiding meetings and gatherings | 406 (64.3) | 108 (65.1) | 298 (64.1) | 0.051 | 0.822 | 156 (58.6) | 250 (68.5) | 6.502 | 0.011 |
Opening windows for ventilation | 140 (22.2) | 39 (23.5) | 101 (21.7) | 0.223 | 0.637 | 43 (16.2) | 97 (26.6) | 9.658 | 0.002 |
Washing hands | 382 (60.5) | 102 (61.4) | 280 (60.2) | 0.078 | 0.781 | 149 (56.0) | 233 (63.8) | 3.939 | 0.047 |
Disinfection | 101 (16.0) | 27 (16.3) | 74 (15.9) | 0.011 | 0.916 | 27 (10.2) | 74 (20.3) | 11.729 | 0.001 |
None | 48 (7.6) | 22 (13.3) | 26 (5.6) | 10.217 | 0.001 | 31 (11.7) | 17 (4.7) | 10.717 | 0.001 |
Yes | 78 (12.4) | 24 (14.5) | 54 (11.6) | 0.914 | 0.339 | 37 (13.9) | 41 (11.2) | 1.018 | 0.313 |
Not worried | 283 (44.8) | 68 (41.0) | 215 (46.2) | 3.219 | 0.359 | 114 (42.9) | 169 (46.3) | 6.299 | 0.098 |
A bit worried | 211 (33.4) | 64 (38.6) | 147 (31.6) | 91 (34.2) | 120 (32.9) | ||||
Worried | 84 (13.3) | 19 (11.4) | 65 (14.0) | 44 (16.5) | 40 (11.0) | ||||
Extremely worried | 53 (8.4) | 15 (9.0) | 38 (8.2) | 17 (6.4) | 36 (9.9) | ||||
Yes | 564 (89.4) | 142 (85.5) | 422 (90.8) | 3.499 | 0.061 | 237 (89.1) | 327 (89.6) | 0.039 | 0.843 |
Yes | 600 (95.1) | 155 (93.4) | 445 (95.7) | 1.416 | 0.234 | 253 (95.1) | 347 (95.1) | 0.001 | 0.980 |