Table 14 Information needs regarding COVID-19, according to participants (N = 723)
Question | Information needs | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Q1-What are the most important topics that you desire information for, at this time? | How COVID-19 is transmitted | 270 | 37.3% |
What is the incubation time for COVID-19 | 309 | 42.7% | |
What are the symptoms of COVID-19 | 231 | 32.0% | |
What can you do to prevent contracting COVID-19 | 360 | 49.8% | |
The chances that you will contract COVID-19 | 153 | 21.2% | |
The chances that COVID-19 is serious | 150 | 20.7% | |
How COVID-19 can be treated | 420 | 58.1% | |
I do not need any information | 54 | 7.5% | |
Q2-Who would you like to provide you with this information about COVID-19 updates? | General practitioner | 261 | 36.1% |
Public Health Service | 390 | 53.9% | |
National authorities (for example, the Ministry of Health) | 648 | 89.6% | |
I don’t know | 39 | 5.4% | |
Q3-How would you like to receive this information? | A letter from the general practitioner | 93 | 12.9% |
A letter from the local authority | 378 | 52.3% | |
Informational meeting by the Public Health Service | 240 | 33.2% | |
National authorities (for example, the Ministry of Health) | 495 | 68.5% | |
Information during a talk with the general practitioner | 78 | 10.8% | |
Information on the website from the Public Health Service | 174 | 24.1% | |
Information on the local authority's website | 156 | 21.6% | |
Information in local newspapers | 45 | 6.2% | |
Adverts on the national TV/radio | 156 | 21.6% | |
Information on an internet search engine (e.g., Google) | 126 | 17.4% |