Table 3.
Adequacy of information on COVID-19.
| How sufficient is information on COVID-19 received from the sources you identified above? (from your preferred sources of information) | Not at all sufficient | 2 | 3 | 4 | Very sufficient | Mean±SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Television | 57(5.5) | 88(8.5) | 212(20.4) | 265(25.5) | 427(40.1) | 3.8±1.19 |
| Newspapers | 382(36.8) | 225(21.7) | 204(19.6) | 118(11.4) | 107(10.3) | 2.3±1.34 |
| Health workers | 71(6.8) | 89(8.6) | 180(17.3) | 257(24.7) | 442(42.5) | 3.8±1.24 |
| Social media | 44(4.2) | 75(7.2) | 173(16.7) | 267(25.7) | 480(46.2) | 4.0±1.13 |
| Radio | 100(9.6) | 144(23.9) | 321(30.9) | 225(21.7) | 249(24.0) | 3.4±1.24 |
| Ministry of health | 168(16.2) | 155(14.9) | 225(21.7) | 267(25.9) | 3.3±1.40 | |
| Institute of Public Health/Center for Disease | 245(23.6) | 312(30.0) | 199(19.2) | 140(13.5) | 143(13.8) | 2.6±1.34 |
| Celebrities and social media influencers | 450(43.3) | 213(20.5) | 165(15.9) | 103(9.9) | 108(10.4) | 2.2±1.36 |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | 56(5.4) | 89(8.6) | 221(21.3) | 278(26.8) | 395(38.0) | 3.8±1.18 |
| COVID-19 Hotlines | 321(30.9) | 284(27.3) | 149(14.3) | 112(10.8) | 173(16.7) | 2.5±1.44 |
| National COVID-19 information website | 77(7.4) | 116(11.2) | 166(16.0) | 259(24.9) | 421(40.5) | 3.8±1.28 |
| Churches | 83(8.0) | 115(11.1) | 202(19.4) | 155(14.9) | 193(18.6) | 3.3±1.31 |
| Colleagues | 69(6.6) | 110(10.6) | 208(20.0) | 189(18.2) | 179(17.2) | 3.4±1.24 |
| Family and friends | 82(7.9) | 125(12.0) | 215(20.7) | 149(14.3) | 185(17.8) | 3.3±1.29 |
| Random websites on the internet | 109(10.5) | 130(12.5) | 213(20.5) | 150(14.4) | 152(14.6) | 3.1±1.31 |
| Grand mean=3.3±0.83 |