Knowledge and Information on Covid-19 Most participants (94%) said they had received prevention information on Covid-19. Eighty-two percent had received information from more than one source and nearly half (47%) received information from three or more sources. The primary ways respondents received information was from a social media platform (69%), from the government (63%), and family or friends (50%). Multiple responses could be given for how people received information. Respondents were asked what their level of trust was in the information received on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being no trust, 5 being full trust). Results show respondents have quite a high level of trust in the information received, with zero respondents choosing 1 (no trust), and 69% choosing 4 or 5 (5 being full trust). Figure 8: Level of trust in information received on Covid19 Figure 9: Ways respondents protect themselves against Covid-19 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Wash hands Wear face mask or cover Social distancing Don't join large groups Stay away from sick people Other If respondents developed Covid-19 symptoms, 45% said they would call the government hotline and 42% would visit a hospital/health clinic. Other responses included staying at home (6%), asking a community leader for help (5%), and asking family or friends for help (2%). Only two respondents said they didn’t know. Although most participants had reported receiving prevention information on Covid-19 and could list multiple ways to protect themselves, 84% said they needed more information on Covid-19. When asked where people would go for trusted information on Covid-19, 64% said the government, 56% said Facebook and 36% would get trusted information through television news (multiple responses could be given.) Table 3: Where respondents would go for trusted information on Covid-19. Respondents largely felt they understood how to protect themselves against Covid-19 and could list several ways to do so. Almost half (48%) listed three to four ways to protect themselves and 38% listed five to six ways. The most common protection behavior chosen was hand washing (92%) followed by wearing a face mask or cover (89%) and social distancing (81%). (Multiple responses could be given.)

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