Table 5.
Responses of some questions about COVID-19 respecting the occupation of study participants
| Variable | Occupation | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical | Nonmedical | Housewife/no work | ||
| Do you think that publishing more news related to COVID-19 on social media has spread fear and panic among the people? | 0.3 | |||
| Yes | 808 (49.9%) | 96 (42.9%) | 88 (46.8%) | |
| No | 424 (26.2%) | 68 (30.4%) | 48 (25.5%) | |
| Neutral | 388 (24%) | 60 (26.8%) | 52 (27.7%) | |
| Do you think the level of Egyptian pages, groups, and accounts on social media covering COVID-19 is good? | 0.000* | |||
| Yes | 300 (18.5%) | 40 (17.9%) | 40 (21.3%) | |
| No | 980 (60.5%) | 140 (62.5%) | 68 (36.2%) | |
| Neutral | 340 (21%) | 44 (19.6%) | 80 (42.6%) | |
| Have you published any information and news related to COVID-19 on social media? | 0.000* | |||
| Yes | 692 (42.7%) | 80 (35.7%) | 43 (23%) | |
| No | 824 (50.9%) | 132 (58.9%) | 124 (66.3%) | |
| Neutral | 104 (6.4%) | 12 (5.4%) | 20 (10.7%) | |
| Do filters need to be set up for social media and a specific policy followed during humanitarian crises such as the spread of the COVID-19? | 0.000* | |||
| Yes | 1376 (84.9%) | 192 (85.7%) | 148 (78.7%) | |
| No | 132 (8.1%) | 8 (3.6%) | 8 (4.3%) | |
| Neutral | 112 (6.9%) | 24 (10.7%) | 32 (17%) | |
| Type of information related to COVID-19 that create panic on social media | 0.000* | |||
| Dissemination of the number of COVID-19 infections | 80 (4.9) | 4 (1.8%) | 8 (4.3%) | |
| Dissemination of the death toll | 284 (17.5%) | 24 (10.7%) | 32 (17%) | |
| Dissemination of the number of cases and deaths | 516 (31.9%) | 100 (44.6%) | 76 (40.4%) | |
| Dissemination of panic including information of COVID-19 | 336 (20.7%) | 36 (16.1%) | 36 (19.1%) | |
| Posting of videos, photos, and news of the countries with a high number of cases | 176 (10.9%) | 36 (16.1%) | 16 (8.5%) | |
| Fake news about the COVID-19 outbreak | 112 (6.9%) | 20 (8.9%) | 16 (8.5%) | |
| Others | 116 (7.2%) | 4 (1.8%) | 4 (2.1%) | |
| The impact of panic resulting from social media about COVID-19 | 0.000* | |||
| Psychological | 756 (46.7%) | 72 (32.1%) | 319 (60%) | |
| Physical | 8 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Psychophysical | 200 (12.3%) | 40 (17.9%) | 24 (12.8%) | |
| All of the above | 312 (19.3%) | 40 (17.9%) | 40 (21.3%) | |
| No fear | 344 (21.2%) | 72 (32.1%) | 64 (34%) | |