Respondent trusted sources of information surrounding COVID-19
| Source | n (%)* |
| Sources of information | |
| News, media (eg, TV, radio and newspapers) | 360 (90.0) |
| Informational calls/SMS | 161 (40.3) |
| Social media (eg, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat) | 21 (5.3) |
| Official government/international websites (eg, Ministry of Health, WHO and CDC) | 10 (2.5) |
| Family members, colleagues and friends | 38 (10.0) |
| Employer, work colleagues, and others at work | 7 (1.8) |
| Non-governmental organisations | 21 (5.3) |
| Informational campaigns | 17 (4.3) |
| Local or community leaders | 8 (2.0) |
| Journals | 8 (2.0) |
| Trust in sources to provide COVID-19 information | |
| Family members | 162 (41.3) |
| Religious official | 190 (48.5) |
| Community elder | 31 (8.0) |
| Health official | 144 (36.7) |
| Humanitarian aid worker | 19 (4.8) |
| Social media | 17 (4.3) |
| Web news | 9 (2.3) |
| Television | 41 (10.5) |
| Radio | 225 (57.4) |
*Values are frequency (percentage).