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. 2023 Jan 13;10:1060694. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1060694

Table 5.

Trustworthiness of sources to provide accurate information about COVID-19.

Items Not at all Somewhat Mostly Completely
N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%)
Twitter 453 (51.2) 322 (36.4) 90 (10.2) 19 (2.1)
Facebook 450 (49.8) 355 (39.3) 84 (9.3) 1 (1.6)
Instagram 436 (48.6) 363 (40.5) 83 (9.3) 15 (1.7)
WhatsApp 356 (39.3) 390 (43.0) 135 (14.9) 25 (2.8)
Newspaper (National) 174 (19.3) 358 (39.7) 307 (34.0) 63 (7.0)
Newspaper (Local) 186 (20.6) 358 (39.7) 292 (32.3) 65 (7.2)
Family members 132 (14.5) 451 (49.5) 235 (25.8) 93 (10.2)
Friends 132 (14.6) 476 (52.7) 216 (23.9) 80 (8.8)
Co-workers 162 (18.1) 450 (50.2) 211 (23.5) 73 (8.1)
Doctors/ healthcare professionals 73 (8.1) 170 (18.8) 357 (39.6) 302 (33.5)
National radio 174 (19.6) 361 (40.7) 263 (29.7) 88 (9.9)
Local community radio 181 (20.5) 346 (39.1) 267 (30.2) 90 (10.2)
National TV 115 (12.6) 312 (34.2) 340 (37.2) 146 (16.0)
Local TV 133 (14.9) 340 (38.0) 299 (33.4) 123 (13.7)
Health Apps (NHS, other) 104 (11.5) 208 (22.9) 315 (34.7) 281 (30.9)