Table 2.
COVID-19 related knowledge and trust in information sources among people living with HIV experiencing less or greater COVID-19 related disruptions
| Less COVID-19 Disruptions N = 242 |
Greater COVID-19 Disruptions N = 217 |
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| N | % | N | % | X2 | t | |
| COVID-19 Related Knowledgea | ||||||
| Antibiotics can cure coronavirus. [F] | 132 | 55 | 101 | 46 | 2.9 | |
| People of all ages can become infected with the coronavirus. [T] | 232 | 96 | 203 | 94 | 1.2 | |
| Coronavirus has been around a long time and only recently came to the USA. [F] | 64 | 26 | 52 | 24 | 0.3 | |
| Eating garlic can lower your chances of getting infected with the coronavirus. [F] | 106 | 43 | 95 | 43 | 0.1 | |
| Coronavirus is no different than a bad case of the flu. [F] | 126 | 52 | 117 | 54 | 0.2 | |
| Most people who are infected with the coronavirus recover from it. [T] | 156 | 65 | 117 | 54 | 5.2* | |
| Antibiotics can be used to prevent infection from the coronavirus. [F] | 109 | 45 | 81 | 37 | 2.8 | |
| The coronavirus can be cured with a drug used to treat Malaria.[F] | 95 | 39 | 90 | 41 | 0.2 | |
| COVID-19 Related Knowledge [mean, SD] | 4.2 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | |
| Trust in Governmentb | ||||||
| How much do you trust that the Government is doing all it can to prevent the spread of COVID-19? | ||||||
| Completely trust | 58 | 24 | 44 | 20 | 1.7 | |
| Somewhat/slightly trust | 67 | 27 | 71 | 33 | ||
| Not at all trust | 117 | 48 | 102 | 47 | ||
| Mean [SD] | 0.81 | 0.92 | .78 | 0.88 | 0.3 | |
| Trust in COVID-19 Information Sourcesb | ||||||
| How much do you trust information from the CDC about COVID-19? | ||||||
| Completely trust | 131 | 54 | 87 | 40 | 9.3** | |
| Somewhat/slightly trust | 68 | 28 | 84 | 39 | ||
| Not at all trust | 43 | 18 | 46 | 21 | ||
| Mean [SD] | 1.55 | 0.99 | 1.35 | 0.92 | 2.1* | |
| How much do you trust information from the State Department of Public Health about COVID-19? | ||||||
| Completely trust | 118 | 26 | 85 | 18 | 4.3 | |
| Somewhat/slightly trust | 81 | 34 | 82 | 38 | ||
| Not at all trust | 43 | 18 | 49 | 23 | ||
| Mean [SD] | 1.43 | 0.92 | 1.29 | 0.95 | 1.6 | |
| How much do you trust information you are seeing online or in social media about COVID-19? | ||||||
| Completely trust | 59 | 13 | 64 | 30 | 1.6 | |
| Somewhat/slightly trust | 106 | 44 | 90 | 42 | ||
| Not at all trust | 77 | 32 | 62 | 13 | ||
| Mean [SD] | 0.96 | 0.81 | 1.07 | 0.88 | 1.4 | |
Note: a F false, T true, number and percent correctly responding; bresponses coded 0 = Not at all trust, 3 = Completely trust