Table 4.
Responses of some questions about COVID-19 respecting the education of study participants
| Variable | Education | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prim and prep | Secondary and diploma | High | Post | ||
| Do you think that publishing more news related to COVID-19 on social media has spread fear and panic among the people? | 0.03* | ||||
| Yes | 8 (66.7%) | 40 (47.6%) | 348 (45.3%) | 596 (51%) | |
| No | 0 (0%) | 24 (28.6%) | 204 (26.6%) | 312 (26.7%) | |
| Neutral | 4 (33.3%) | 20 (23.8%) | 216 (28.1%) | 260 (22.3%) | |
| Do you think the level of Egyptian pages, groups, and accounts on social media covering COVID-19 is good? | 0.000* | ||||
| Yes | 8 (66.7%) | 44 (52.4%) | 140 (18.2%) | 188 (16.1%) | |
| No | 0 (0%) | 16 (19%) | 436 (56.8%) | 736 (63%) | |
| Neutral | 4 (33.3%) | 24 (28.6%) | 192 (25%) | 244 (20.9%) | |
| Have you published any information and news related to COVID-19 on social media? | 0.06 | ||||
| Yes | 8 (66.7%) | 32 (38.1%) | 279 (36.4%) | 496 (42.5%) | |
| No | 4 (33.3%) | 48 (57.1%) | 436 (56.8%) | 592 (50.7%) | |
| Neutral | 0 (0%) | 4 (4.8%) | 52 (6.8%) | 80 (6.8%) | |
| Do filters need to be set up for social media and a specific policy followed during humanitarian crises such as the spread of COVID-19? | |||||
| Yes | 12 (100%) | 76 (90.5%) | 672 (87.5%) | 956 (81.8%) | 0.000* |
| No | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 32 (4.2%) | 116 (9.9%) | |
| Neutral | 0 (0%) | 8 (9.5%) | 64 (8.3%) | 96 (8.2%) | |
| Type of information related to COVID-19 that create panic on social media | 0.000* | ||||
| Dissemination of the number of COVID-19 infections | 4 (33.3%) | 4 (4.8%) | 40 (5.2%) | 44 (3.8%) | |
| Dissemination of the death toll | 0 (0%) | 8 (9.5%) | 100 (13%) | 232 (19.9%) | |
| Dissemination of the number of cases and deaths | 8 (66.7%) | 48 (57.1%) | 252 (32.8%) | 384 (32.9%) | |
| Dissemination of panic including information of COVID-19 | 0 (0%) | 4 (4.8%) | 204 (26.6%) | 200 (17.1%) | |
| Posting of videos, photos, and news of the countries with a high number of cases | 0 (0%) | 4 (4.8%) | 84 (10.9%) | 140 (12%) | |
| Fake news about the COVID-19 outbreak | 0 (0%) | 12 (14.3%) | 56 (7.3%) | 80 (6.8%) | |
| Others | 0 (0%) | 4 (4.8%) | 32 (4.2%) | 88 (7.5%) | |
| The impact of panic resulting from social media about COVID-19 | 0.000* | ||||
| Psychological | 12 (100%) | 8 (9.5%) | 352 (45.8%) | 516 (44.2%) | |
| Physical | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (1%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Psychophysical | 0 (0%) | 4 (4.8%) | 100 (13%) | 160 (13.7%) | |
| All of the above | 0 (0%) | 28 (33.3%) | 140 (18.2%) | 224 (19.2%) | |
| No fear | 0 (0%) | 44 (52.4%) | 168 (21.9%) | 268 (22.9%) | |