Table 1 Paired sample t-test to compare score on myths between pre and post assessments

Popular Treatments

24.44

6.88

14.99

4.44

12.65

.00

7.97

10.94

0.38

0.00

 Alcohol

1.65

1.12

1.14

0.60

4.10

.00

0.26

0.75

0.33

0.00

 Antibiotic

2.59

1.29

1.63

1.03

5.75

.00

0.63

1.29

0.23

0.05

 Sunlight

2.97

0.97

1.72

1.01

9.72

.00

0.99

1.51

0.36

0.00

 Diluted Bleach (drinking)

1.23

0.66

1.05

0.32

2.21

.03

0.02

0.34

0.07

0.56

 Hot Air

1.71

1.04

1.17

0.66

4.42

.00

0.30

0.79

0.25

0.03

 Breath Holding (10 Sec)

2.27

1.22

1.34

0.84

6.93

.00

0.67

1.20

0.39

0.00

 Warm Bath

3.29

4.85

1.66

1.00

2.99

.00

0.55

2.72

0.20

0.09

 Spicy Soups

1.78

1.04

1.39

0.83

3.55

.00

0.17

0.60

0.52

0.00

 Fly & Mosquito as Carrier

2.75

1.22

1.19

0.69

10.50

.00

1.26

1.85

0.15

0.19

 Side-effect of Mask

2.46

1.14

1.66

1.01

5.03

.00

0.48

1.11

0.20

0.09

 Sitting in front of Fire

1.74

0.96

1.10

0.41

5.49

.00

0.41

0.87

0.03

0.76

Conspiracy Myths

7.93

2.99

5.65

2.27

7.42

.00

1.67

2.89

0.50

0.00

 5-G Technology

2.33

1.20

1.42

0.91

5.35

.00

0.57

1.25

0.04

0.72

 Business of Fear

1.91

1.18

1.52

0.98

3.07

.00

0.14

0.64

0.48

0.00

 Controlling Fertility

1.76

1.06

1.24

0.65

4.31

.00

0.28

0.77

0.30

0.01

 Hidden Treatment

1.94

1.17

1.48

1.03

3.19

.00

0.17

0.74

0.36

0.00

Home Remedies

16.46

3.71

11.45

3.96

9.71

.00

3.98

6.04

0.31

0.01

 Bleach (on floor/surface)^a

2.91

1.19

2.17

1.25

3.89

.00

0.36

1.11

0.08

0.48

 Steam

3.45

0.79

2.62

1.08

6.06

.00

0.56

1.10

0.22

0.06

 Chloroquine

2.59

1.00

1.63

0.99

6.71

.00

0.68

1.25

0.21

0.07

 Garlic

2.38

1.08

1.73

1.00

4.75

.00

0.38

0.93

0.32

0.00

 Ginger with Honey

2.63

0.95

1.70

1.02

7.41

.00

0.68

1.19

0.38

0.00

 Sana Makki Tea

2.42

1.10

1.61

0.95

6.04

.00

0.54

1.07

0.36

0.00

COVID-19 Resilience

7.82

2.89

5.85

2.03

5.93

.00

1.31

2.63

0.33

0.00

 Only Children

1.30

0.78

1.26

0.75

0.37

.71

−0.17

0.25

0.27

0.02

 Only Old People

2.06

1.24

1.55

0.95

3.23

.00

0.20

0.83

0.20

0.08

 Pneumonia Vaccination

2.00

1.14

1.18

0.62

5.54

.00

0.52

1.11

0.00

1.00

 Multi-Vitamin

2.45

1.14

1.83

0.99

4.35

.00

0.33

0.90

0.31

0.01

Cold Area

1.32

0.84

1.15

0.60

1.59

.12

−0.04

0.38

0.27

0.02

Recovery Rate^a

3.39

0.80

3.17

1.01

1.60

.11

−0.05

0.50

0.11

0.33