Table 5.

Source of information relevant to the COVID-19 epidemic.

	Bangladesh (N = 845)	Pakistan (N = 454)	Overall (N = 1,299)
	n (%) [95% C.I.]	n (%) [95% C.I.]	n (%) [95% C.I.]
Sources of information
Family and friends	731 (86.5) [84–88.7]	272 (59.9) [55.3–64.3]	1,003 (77.2) [75–79.3]
Government agencies	152 (18) [15.5–20.7]	179 (39.4) [35–44]	331 (25.5) [23.2–27.9]
My doctor	61 (7.2) [5.7–9.2]	178 (39.2) [34.8–43.8]	239 (18.4) [16.5–20.4]
Other health professionals	62 (7.3) [5.8–9.3]	134 (29.5) [25.5–33.9]	196 (15.1) [13.3–17]
Social media (Facebook, WhatsApp)	176 (20.8) [18.2–23.7]	87 (19.2) [15.8–23.1]	263 (20.2) [18.1–22.5]
Internet websites	150 (17.8) [15.3–20.5]	54 (11.9) [9.2–15.2]	204 (15.7) [13.8–17.8]
Radio	38 (4.5) [3.3–6.1]	39 (8.6) [6.3–11.5]	77 (5.9) [4.8–7.3]
Television	678 (80.2) [77.4–82.8]	357 (78.6) [74.6–82.2]	1,035 (79.7) [77.4–81.8]
Newspapers	124 (14.7) [12.4–17.2]	71 (15.6) [12.6–19.3]	195 (15) [13.2–17.1]
Religious leaders	331 (39.2) [35.9–42.5]	168 (37) [32.7–41.6]	499 (38.4) [35.8–41.1]