Table 3.
Chi-square test results of answers to the question “Eating a lot of garlic could prevent COVID-19.”
| Sources of COVID-19 information | Total participants, n | Participants who responded “yes,” % (95% CI) | Participants who responded “no,” % (95% CI) | χ2 value | P value |
| Phone message or call | 2206 | 44.10 (40.70-47.60) | 46.50 (44.90-48.00) | 1.48 | .22 |
| Suggestions from experts | 3642 | 67.20 (64.00-70.40) | 77.90 (76.50-79.10) | 41.61 | <.001 |
| Video on social media | 2056 | 46.00 (42.60-49.40) | 42.30 (40.80-43.90) | 3.68 | .06 |
| Opinions on social media | 2230 | 45.90 (42.40-49.30) | 46.70 (45.20-48.30) | 0.20 | .65 |
| Newspapers | 2771 | 50.90 (47.50-54.40) | 59.30 (57.80-60.80) | 19.27 | <.001 |
| Television | 2871 | 55.70 (52.30-59.10) | 60.80 (59.30-62.30) | 7.20 | .007 |
| Friends | 1238 | 27.80 (24.80-31.00) | 25.50 (24.10-26.80) | 1.94 | .16 |
| Patient's experience | 405 | 10.50 (8.50-12.80) | 8.00 (7.20-8.90) | 5.27 | .02 |
| Family | 1870 | 42.00 (38.70-45.50) | 38.50 (36.90-40.00) | 3.61 | .06 |
| Own COVID-19 experience | 358 | 9.00 (7.20-11.10) | 7.20 (6.40-8.00) | 3.37 | .07 |