Table 1. Demographic characteristics (n = 1,089)

Variable Frequency (%) Variable Frequency (%)
Gender Male 357 (32.8) Place of residence HCMC 1,041 (95.6)
Female 732 (67.2) Others 48 (4.4)
Year of study First year 260 (23.9) Update on the information Never 3 (0.3)
Second year 251 (23.0) Hardly ever (1-2 times/ week) 68 (6.2)
Third year 187 (17.2) Sometimes (3-4 times/week) 370 (34.0)
Fourth year 223 (20.5) Often (once a day) 458 (42.1)
Fifth year 168 (15.4) Very often (more than once/day) 190 (17.4)
Co-habitant Parents 178 (16.3) Source of information Internet 1,019 (93.6)
Relatives 323 (29.7) Social network 972 (89.3)
Friends 480 (44.1) Message from MOH 841 (77.2)
None 108 (9.9) Family/Friends 705 (64.7)
Infection status F1 2 (0.2) Television 634 (58.2)
F2 12 (1.1) Poster/Banners 255 (23.4)
F3 76 (7.0) Medical staffs 162 (14.9)
Never 999 (91.7) Propaganda vehicle 152 (14.0)
Quarantine status At medical left 0 (0.0) Newspaper 95 (8.7)
At home 171 (15.7) Radio 71 (6.5)
At quarantine area 8 (0.7) Others 5 (0.5)
Community quarantine 60 (5.5) Variable Mean (SD) Min – Max
Never 877 (80.5) Age 21.06 (1.65) 19 - 26
F1 - those who have close contact with the infected; F2 - those who have close contact with F1; F3 - those who have close contact with F2; SD - Standard deviation; MOH – Ministry of Health; HCMC – Hochiminh city