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Table 2 General knowledge on COVID-19

From: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the practice of pediatric dentistry in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional survey

Item

N

%

COVID-19 signs and symptoms

 Fever

103

100

 Headache

103

100

 Cough

95

92.2

 Sore throat

83

80.5

 Shortness of breath

77

74.5

 Loss of smell and taste

43

41.7

Mode of transmission

 Hand shakes

48

46.6

 Coughing and sneezing

93

90.2

 Touching contaminated surfaces

59

57.2

 All of the above

99

96.1

Incubation period

 2 weeks

84

81.5

 1 week

16

15.5

 Less than a week

3

2.9

 1 day

0

0

Information source

 MOH

103

100

 Academic institutions, e.g., ADA and AAPD

83

80.5

 Friends and family members who got infected

53

51.4

 Social media

61

59.2