September 17, 2020

Trends and Predictors of COVID-19 Information Sources and Their Relationship with Knowledge and Beliefs Related to the Pandemic: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): public health

• An online survey (n=11,242) found that US adults used an average of 6.1 sources for COVID-19 information, with 91% using traditional media and 70% using mainstream media during March-April 2020. A larger number of sources used was reported by men (vs women), those aged 40-59 or ≥60 (vs 18-38 years), those not working (vs working), and Republican (vs Democrat). Respondents with higher educational attainment reported using fewer sources. Government websites were reported to be the largest individual information source (88%). Men and elder people (aged 40-59 and ≥60 years) were less likely to trust government websites.

Ali et al. (Sept 16, 2020). Trends and Predictors of COVID-19 Information Sources and Their Relationship with Knowledge and Beliefs Related to the Pandemic: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint). JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. https://doi.org/10.2196/21071