Table 2 Sources of COVID-19 information, prior experience and risk perception
|  | Total ( n  = 2270) | Karachi ( n  = 750) | Lahore ( n  = 650) | Islamabad ( n  = 385) | Peshawar ( n  = 385) | Gilgit ( n  = 100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Source of COVID-19 information | ||||||
 TV | 1251 (55) | 401 (53) | 396 (61) | 196 (51) | 198 (51) | 60 (60) |
 Internet/social media | 795 (35) | 244 (32) | 184 (28) | 153 (40) | 171 (28) | 43 (43) |
 Word of mouth/ Family/friends | 531 (23) | 189 (25) | 147 (23) | 81 (21) | 99 (26) | 15 (15) |
 Health provider | 227 (10) | 74 (10) | 57 (9) | 41 (11) | 42 (11) | 13 (13) |
 Call/SMS | 145 (6) | 51 (7) | 23 (3) | 34 (9) | 27 (7) | 10 (10) |
 Newspaper | 107 (5) | 26 (3) | 11 (2) | 24 (6) | 37 (10) | 9 (9) |
 Government institutes | 76 (3.3) | 26 (3.5) | 13 (2) | 15 (3.9) | 9 (2.3) | 13 (13) |
 Workplace/ Educational institutes | 20 (0.9) | 7 (0.9) | 8 (1.2) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.5) | 2 (2) |
 Radio | 8 (0.4) | 4 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (0.8) | 0 (0) |
 Religious leaders | 5 (0.2) | 3 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) |
 None | 270 (12) | 104 (14) | 72 (11) | 54 (14) | 32 (8) | 8 (8) |
Prior experience of COVID-19 | ||||||
 By the respondent | 81 (4) | 11 (2) | 16 (2) | 24 (6) | 27 (7) | 3 (3) |
 By a family member | 114 (5) | 15 (2) | 19 (3) | 42 (11) | 33 (9) | 5 (5) |
Hospitalization due to COVID-19 | 26 (1.2) | 1 (0.1) | 3 (0.5) | 9 (2.3) | 12 (3.1) | 1 (1) |
COVID-19 risk perception | ||||||
 Yes, extremely risky | 1811 (80) | 572 (76) | 544 (84) | 295 (77) | 322 (84) | 78 (78) |
 Moderately risky | 193 (8) | 66 (9) | 44 (7) | 42 (11) | 27 (7) | 14 (14) |
 Not risky at all | 109 (5) | 47 (6) | 25 (4) | 22 (6) | 10 (3) | 5 (5) |
SOP compliance score | ||||||
 Low compliance | 311 (14) | 105 (14) | 68 (10) | 64 (17) | 57 (15) | 17 (17) |
 Moderate compliance | 695 (31) | 231 (31) | 180 (28) | 113 (29) | 132 (35) | 39 (39) |
 High compliance | 1255 (55) | 414 (55) | 397 (62) | 207 (54) | 193 (50) | 44 (44) |