Table 2.
The Way of Information Accessibility and Trusted source*
| Arak N=531523 (n=200) | Isfahan N=2112767 (n=499) | Boushehr N=273577 (n=250) | Kermanshah N=1000285 (n=500) | Shiraz N=1712745 (n=550) | Yasouj N=157454 (n=250) | P (χ2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ways to access COVID-19 information | |||||||
| Radio and television inside country | 167 (83.50) | 321 (64.33) | 157 (62.80) | 289 (57.80) | 363 (66.00) | 243 (97.20) | <0.0001 |
| Radio and television outside country | 50 (25.00) | 143 (28.66) | 29 (11.60) | 158 (31.60) | 334 (60.73) | 2 (0.80) | <0.0001 |
| Social Networks (WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, etc.) | 112 (56.00) | 319 (63.93) | 112 (44.80) | 206 (41.20) | 380 (69.09) | 23 (9.20) | <0.0001 |
| Other mass media (web sites, newspapers, etc.) | 28 (14.00) | 90 (18.04) | 43 (17.20) | 64 (12.80) | 229 (41.64) | 19 (7.60) | <0.0001 |
| Ministry of Health phone massage | 71 (35.50) | 179 (35.87) | 108 (43.20) | 142 (28.40) | 427 (77.64) | 46 (18.40) | <0.0001 |
| Health workers | 35 (17.50) | 127 (25.45) | 48 (19.20) | 93 (18.60) | 343 (62.36) | 47 (18.80) | <0.0001 |
| Friends | 75 (37.50) | 141 (28.26) | 66 (26.40) | 106 (21.20) | 500 (90.91) | 34 (13.60) | <0.0001 |
| Family | 37 (18.50) | 119 (23.85) | 29 (11.60) | 94 (18.80) | 517 (94.00) | 82 (32.80) | <0.0001 |
| Trusted information source | |||||||
| Radio and television inside country | 126 (63.00) | 190 (38.08) | 121 (48.40) | 206 (41.20) | 218 (39.64) | 238 (95.20) | <0.0001 |
| Radio and television outside country | 33 (16.50) | 113 (22.65) | 14 (5.60) | 122 (24.40) | 258 (46.91) | 3 (1.20) | <0.0001 |
| Social Networks (WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, etc.) | 75 (37.50) | 122 (24.45) | 39 (15.60) | 117 (23.40) | 171 (31.09) | 18 (7.20) | <0.0001 |
| Other mass media (web sites, electronic newspaperese, ect.) | 14 (7.00) | 55 (11.02) | 27 (10.80) | 56 (11.20) | 89 (16.18) | 21 (8.40) | 0.003 |
| Ministry of Health phone massage | 49 (24.50) | 105 (21.04) | 88 (35.20) | 114 (22.80) | 216 (39.27) | 66 (26.40) | <0.0001 |
| Health workers | 29 (14.50) | 146 (29.26) | 61 (24.40) | 145 (28.00) | 154 (29.00) | 132 (52.80) | <0.0001 |
| Friends | 43 (21.50) | 44 (8.82) | 29 (5.80) | 29 (11.60) | 200 (36.36) | 55 (22.00) | <0.0001 |
| Family | 13 (6.50) | 55 (11.02) | 11 (4.40) | 94 (18.80) | 212 (38.55) | 139 (55.60) | <0.0001 |
| Nothings | 11 (5.50) | 25 (5.01) | 5 (2.00) | 1 (0.20) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | <0.0001 |
COVID-19=Coronavirus disease 2019. *N=Population size, n=Sample size