Table 3.
Chi-square output for the association between DHL levels and use of COVID-19 information platforms.
| Platforms | DHL Levels |
Chi-square | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inadequate DHL | problematic DHL | sufficient DHL | ||||
| Search engine | High Use | 651 (74.3)a | 156 (69.3) | 117 (40.2) | 114.92 | <.001 |
| low use | 225 (25.7) | 69 (30.7) | 174 (59.8) | |||
| Websites of public bodies | High Use | 360 (41.1) | 126 (56.0) | 222 (76.3) | 111.08 | <.001 |
| low use | 516 (58.9) | 99 (44.0) | 69 (23.7) | |||
| Wikipedia | High Use | 411 (46.9) | 99 (44.0) | 66 (22.7) | 53.66 | <.001 |
| low use | 465 (53.1) | 126 (56.0) | 225 (77.3) | |||
| Social media | High Use | 471 (53.8) | 123 (54.7) | 69 (23.7) | 84.44 | <.001 |
| low use | 405 (46.2) | 102 (45.3) | 222 (76.3) | |||
| Youtube | High Use | 462 (52.7) | 105 (46.7) | 78 (26.8) | 59.10 | <.001 |
| low use | 414 (47.3) | 120 (53.3) | 213 (73.2) | |||
| Blogs on health topics | High Use | 423 (48.3) | 84 (37.3) | 69 (23.7) | 56.20 | <.001 |
| low use | 453 (51.7) | 141 (62.7) | 222 (76.3) | |||
| High Use | 459 (52.4) | 90 (40.0) | 87 (29.9) | 48.07 | <.001 | |
| low use | 417 (47.6) | 135 (60.0) | 204 (70.1) | |||
| Health portals | High Use | 438 (50.0) | 150 (66.7) | 231 (79.4) | 84.65 | <.001 |
| low use | 438 (50.0) | 75 (33.3) | 60 (20.6) | |||
| Websites of doctors | High Use | 453 (51.7) | 141 (62.7) | 225 (77.3) | 60.77 | <.001 |
| low use | 423 (48.3) | 84 (37.3) | 66 (22.7) | |||
| News portal | High Use | 471 (53.8) | 105 (46.7) | 93 (32.0) | 41.83 | <.001 |
| low use | 405 (46.2) | 120 (53.3) | 198 (68.0) | |||
a
% within categories of DHL; df = 2.