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Table 5 Understanding the information on the coronavirus and COVID-19

From: Relation of corona-specific health literacy to use of and trust in information sources during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

% Inhabitants of German-speaking Switzerland

 
 

Very easy

Easy

Difficult

Very difficult

p-value

Understand hygiene instructions from the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)

0.077

 Spring 2020

47%

43%

8%

2%

 

 Fall 2020

49%

40%

8%

3%

 

 Winter 2020

48%

39%

9%

4%

 

Understand instructions from specialists on protective measures

<  0.001

 Spring 2020

32%

55%

11%

2%

 

 Fall 2020

40%

48%

10%

3%

 

 Winter 2020

42%

45%

10%

4%

 

Understand advice on protective measures from family members and friends

<  0.001

 Spring 2020

31%

54%

12%

3%

 

 Fall 2020

39%

48%

11%

2%

 

 Winter 2020

39%

47%

12%

2%

 

Understand information from the media on protection against an infection

0.038

 Spring 2020

31%

54%

12%

3%

 

 Fall 2020

36%

50%

11%

3%

 

 Winter 2020

38%

47%

11%

4%

 

Understand information from the internet on the risks of the coronavirus

0.002

 Spring 2020

25%

55%

17%

3%

 

 Fall 2020

32%

51%

15%

2%

 

 Winter 2020

33%

48%

16%

3%

 

Understand information in newspapers and on TV on the risks of the coronavirus

0.001

 Spring 2020

23%

55%

19%

3%

 

 Fall 2020

28%

54%

16%

2%

 

 Winter 2020

31%

50%

16%

3%