Table 4.
Information channels and preferences related to COVID-19 among international migrants, a national wide cross-sectional survey in China, 2020 (N=1426)
| Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Channels for receiving information | ||
| 1348 | 94.5 | |
| Microblog | 207 | 14.5 |
| Website | 687 | 48.2 |
| Television | 474 | 33.2 |
| APP related to news | 435 | 30.5 |
| Community | 463 | 32.5 |
| Friends | 849 | 59.5 |
| Newspaper | 233 | 16.3 |
| Leaflet | 62 | 4.4 |
| Others | 50 | 3.5 |
| Preferred channels for receiving information | ||
| 1335 | 93.6 | |
| Microblog | 205 | 14.4 |
| Website | 627 | 44.0 |
| Television | 454 | 31.8 |
| APP related to news | 412 | 28.9 |
| Community | 348 | 24.4 |
| Friends | 492 | 34.5 |
| Newspaper | 288 | 20.2 |
| Leaflet | 100 | 7.0 |
| Others | 29 | 2.0 |
| Preferred information to know | ||
| Where the virus came from | 927 | 65.0 |
| How the disease is transmitted | 676 | 47.4 |
| How to prevent the disease | 834 | 58.5 |
| How to cure the disease | 952 | 66.8 |
| The symptoms of the disease | 636 | 44.6 |
| Status and trend of epidemic | 759 | 53.2 |
| Psychological support or counseling | 535 | 37.5 |
| Barriers to receive medical services | ||
| Language communication | 786 | 55.1 |
| Waiting time is too long | 191 | 13.4 |
| Not familiar with the medical procedure | 267 | 18.7 |
| Do not understand the drug instruction | 144 | 10.1 |
| Discriminated/insulted by doctor/nurse | 60 | 4.2 |
| Suffer to discrimination/insult of other patients | 60 | 4.2 |
| Can't receive medical services due to foreign identity | 75 | 5.3 |
| Problems related with medical insurance reimbursement | 112 | 7.9 |
| Do not have the above difficulties | 483 | 33.9 |
| The quality of medical service regarding COVID-19 in China | ||
| Poor | 301 | 21.1 |
| Moderate | 313 | 22.0 |
| Good | 812 | 56.9 |