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. 2022 Jun 17;117(2):203–211. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2022.2088500

Table 4.

Comparison of health information obtainment and trusted sources between those with English Language Preference (ELP) and Non-English Language Preference (NELP) (N = 144).

Questions/Statements ELP (N = 111)
NELP (N = 33)
 
Positive Response Percent Positive Response Percent P-value
I learned about COVID-19 from a healthcare professional 75 67.57 13 39.39 0.004 *
I learned about COVID-19 from Governing State Agencies 48 43.24 6 18.18 0.009 *
I learned about COVID-19 from TV/Radio 84 75.68 18 54.55 0.019 *
I learned about COVID-19 from social media 51 45.95 11 33.33 0.199
I trust healthcare professionals 92 82.88 25 75.76 0.357
I trust Governing State Agencies 43 38.74 16 48.48 0.318
I trust TV/Radio 20 18.02 10 30.30 0.127
I trust social media 9 8.11 5 15.15 0.231
I would prefer to receive COVID-19 information by mailed handouts 27 24.32 12 36.36 0.110
I would prefer to receive COVID-19 information by e-mail 28 25.23 <5 - 0.060
I would prefer to receive COVID-19 information by phone calls 8 7.21 7 21.21 0.020*
I would prefer to receive COVID-19 information by internet postings 30 27.03 6 18.18 0.390
I would prefer to receive COVID-19 information by other 15 13.51 <5 - 0.290

Positive responses indicate those who answered yes to the question or agreed with the statement compared to the total number of responses within each group. Statistical significance is determined by a p-value ≤.05 and is indicated by an asterisk. Answers with <5 positive responses were masked and do not include percentages to ensure participant privacy.