Table 3.
Sources of information consulted about the pandemic, time dedicated and type of information in the two study periods.
| April 2020 (n = 904) |
February 2021 (n = 405) |
Student’s T-test |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | Statistical | p | |
| No of sources consulted | 3.87 | 2.06 | 3.89 | 2.02 | 3.81 | 2.16 | 0.691 | .490 |
| No of daily hours | 4.49 | 3.56 | 4.95 | 3.90 | 3.47 | 2.35 | 8.471 | <.001 |
| Information on COVID-19* | ||||||||
| Symptoms | 7.91 | 2.20 | 7.74 | 2.31 | 8.29 | 1.88 | −4.594 | <.001 |
| Diagnosis | 7.09 | 2.35 | 6.86 | 2.43 | 7.61 | 2.07 | −5.740 | <.001 |
| Treatment | 6.00 | 2.63 | 5.63 | 2.69 | 6.81 | 2.31 | −8.122 | <.001 |
| Transmission routes | 8.15 | 2.15 | 7.90 | 2.26 | 8.68 | 1.77 | −6.719 | <.001 |
| Preventive measures | 8.47 | 1.96 | 8.21 | 2.10 | 9.05 | 1.45 | −8.359 | <.001 |
| Information offered by the Dpt., service, unit, company as clear and accurate* | 7.35 | 2.44 | 7.26 | 2.42 | 7.87 | 2.46 | −2.354 | .020 |
*Score range from 1 to 10.
- Questioned about nine sources: social media (WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, etc.), radio, Google or other search engines, web pages of official organisms or scientific societies, official phone numbers or information apps, television, newspapers (online or print), friends or relatives, other.
- The variable “Information on COVID-19” is about the belief to have enough information Regarding the symptoms, treatment, transmission routes and preventive measures for COVID-19.