Awareness and knowledge of undergraduate dental students about the signs and symptoms of Corona viral infection (COVID-19), and the required infection control measures to prevent its spread

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Table 1 Frequencies (n) and percentages (%) for responses to questions regarding knowledge and attitudes toward COVID-19 (n = 1555)

Knowledge and attitudes toward COVID-19	n	%
COVID-19 is a highly dangerous disease
Strongly agree	1002	64.4
Agree	505	32.5
I don’t know	11	0.7
Disagree	32	2.1
Strongly disagree	5	0.3
Patient is suspected to be COVID-19 positive if he is suffering from
Fever	1312	84.4
Dry cough	1240	79.7
Wet cough	112	7.2
Loss of taste and smell	953	61.3
Pain all over the body	1030	66.2
Difficulty in breathing	1390	89.4
Sore throat	796	51.2
Sneezing	404	26.0
Saliva can transmit COVID-19	1512	97.2
Using a high-speed hand piece in performing the dental treatment can increase the risk of transmission of COVID-19 to the dentist and in between the patients
Agree	1280	82.3
Neutral	98	6.3
Disagree	177	11.4
If screening for the dental patients showed a patient with fever and suspected to be a COVID-19 positive patient; you will
Accept to perform the dental treatment for him/her	194	12.5
Postpone the dental treatment to another visit	812	52.2
Refer the patient to another dentist who is more experienced in infection control	549	35.3