Table 1 Content of the KAP and e-Health literacy questionnaires

e-Health literacy

I know how to find valuable information sources in the internet

I know how to use internet to answer my health questions

I know the health information sources in the internet

I know where to find useful health information in the internet

I know how to use online information to meet my health needs

I have the required skills to evaluate online health information

I can categories online health information sources from very useful to very useless

I have high self-confidence in using internet to meet my health and wellness needs

I prefer to use Persian language in searching health websites

I have the required self-confidence in searching health information online

On average, I pass …. hours using internet

Health condition (healthy, COVID-19 infected, healthy but having a friend or family member with the disease and looking for health information)

I use general/specific websites to obtain health related information

Knowledge

Symptoms of COVID-19

Alarming symptoms in COVID-19

High risk population for acquiring COVID-19

Percentage of infected people who develop symptoms

Percentage of infected people who are hospitalized

Percentage of infected people who die due to COVID-19

The mean number of people an infected person can infect

High risk places for becoming infected

The cause of COVID-19

Is the cause of COVID-19 influenza virus?

Coronavirus is not a new virus and previous incidents of coronavirus infections existed in the past

Symptoms of all cases of COVID-19 is like common cold

Coronavirus is transmitted through respiratory droplets

Traveling with a COVID-19 carrier causes infection

Coronavirus is transmitted through insects

The coronavirus family can infect both humans and animals

Children do not develop COVID-19

Hot bath can destroy the virus in the body

Heating mouth and nose with hair drier can destroy the virus in the respiratory tract

Sauna can destroy the virus in the body

Hot vaporizers can destroy virus in the respiratory tract

Hand driers cannot destroy the virus alone

Rinsing nose with normal saline can protect against COVID-19

Using mouthwash can protect against COVID-19

Drinking alcohol can protect against COVID-19

Garlic can protect against COVID-19

Washing hands with alcohol sanitizers is more effective compared to hand washing with water and soap

Asymptomatic patient cannot be a carrier

Hand washing with plain water is not enough to eliminate the virus

There is no preventive medication for COVID-19

Influenza vaccination cannot protect against COVID-19

There is no definite medication for COVID-19

Those who pass course of COVID-19 are immune to this virus for the rest of their lives

All infected patients need to be hospitalized

COVID-19 always produces mild symptoms

Only febrile COVID-19 patients can transfer the disease to others

Those who pass course of COVID-19 do not need to follow hygiene tips and social distancing rules

Infected patients and those who were in contact with them should be quarantined for 14 days

Do you think you have sufficient information about COVID-19?

Sources of obtaining information regarding COVID-19

Do you need more information about COVID-19?

Attitudes

Health related suggestion to COVID-19 patients

Perception about the health threats of COVID-19

Prediction of the results of global response to COVID-19

Estimation of the duration to contain COVID-19

Practice

Visiting infected relatives

Policy makers need to focus on more important issues than COVID-19

All infected cities should be immediately quarantined

Social distancing and healthy recommendations should be strictly followed

Anyone with a history of travel to contaminated areas or close contact with infected patient should inform the Ministry of Health

I prefer to by online instead of going shopping

If I could not by a mask, I will make one at home

Only high-risk groups should follow the recommendations

COVID-19 pandemic will end with the beginning of hot season

Everybody should use his/her personal towel or disposable tissue at home

Pet owners should watch contacts between their pets and themselves and others

Relatives of deceased people should not feel shame

Although I follow social distancing recommendations, I do not have a good feeling about visiting cured patients

Lockdown made the opportunity for me to go and visit my relatives and family members

Do you have a COVID-19 patient in your house?

What measures you perform if you have a COVID-19 patient at home?

What do you do to reduce stress due to the condition?

Have you infected with the Coronavirus?

What measures you perform if you have a COVID-19?

Whish of the social distancing recommendations did you follow?

How many hours you wear mask?

What type of mask have you used during the COVID-19 pandemic?

How many times did you leave home in the past week?

Why did you leave home in the past week?

How many times do you wash your hands every day?

How many seconds does your hand washing last?

How many times do you use hand sanitizers a day?

How many seconds do you rub your hands with hand sanitizers?

How many times did you leave your city/town from the initiation of the pandemic?

Why did you leave your city/town from the initiation of the pandemic

Have you lost family member(s) or friend(s) due to COVID-19

I have prepared medications to counter COVID-19 at home

I have purchased masks to protect myself

I have made masks for myself and my family at home

I carry hand sanitizer or soap with me when I am outside my home

I participated in funerals during the COVID-19 pandemic

I weekly go to graveyard

I went shopping in the final days of the year (before the Persian New Year)

I wash groceries with water and soap when I bring them home

I heat bread before consumption to kill the virus on its surface

I drank alcoholic drinks to combat the virus

I let my children play outside during the lockdown

I let my children visit their gran parents

I frequently sanitize touched surfaces (TV remote control, door handles, table surface, computer keyboard and mouse)

I do not use my cell phone outside house to prevent it from contamination

I often sanitize my cell phone based on the recommendations

I participated in new year family gatherings similar to previous years

I will quarantine myself at home if I have symptoms like fever, cough, or shortness of breath

I started hoe quarantine after the authorities passed the motion restriction act

I use mask if I had to leave home

I sanitize my hands with alcohol or wash them before touching my face

I cover my mouth and nose before cough and sneeze

I did not travel during the new year holiday