FIG. 9. Percentage of respondents unable to follow public health social measures across WHO regions
30%
Percentage of respondents unable to follow precautions
27.9
25%
20.7
20%
18.7
15.2
14.7
15%
18.5
14.6
12.2
10%
7.4
9.8
8.9
7.8
5.1
5%
3.8
1.2
1.8
3.7
4.8
2.6
10.5
5.8
5.1
4.3
3.7
1.6
1.3
0.3 0.4
9.6
0.7
0%
Handwashing
Physical distance
Cover mouth + nose
Avoid public transport
Avoid leaving house
Precautions against COVID‑19
EURO EMRO AFRO WPRO PAHO SEARO
Note: total respondents were 21 714 for handwashing, 21 460 for physical distance, 21 380 for cover mouth and nose, 21 328 for avoid public
transport, 21 194 for avoid leaving house; number of participants differed by region for each precaution, e.g. for handwashing numbers were 6422
for EURO, 6501 for EMRO, 1084 for AFRO, 3283 for WPRO, 2572 for PAHO, 1852 for SEARO; AFRO: WHO African Region; EMRO: WHO Eastern
Mediterranean Region; EURO: WHO European Region; PAHO: Pan American Health Organization; SEARO: WHO South-East Asia Region; WPRO:
WHO Western Pacific Region.
FIG. 10. Sources of information on COVID-19
76.8
Sources of COVID‑19 information
News from the country I currently live in
58.5
Social media
45.9
Friends/family
43.1
News from the country where I was born
17.8
NGOs/Organizations that support me
2.0
I don’t have any information I trust/I understand
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Percentage of respondents receiving information from a source
Note: data from a total of 22 649 respondents for each information item; there might be an overlap of category friends/family with that of news from the
country where I was born.
Ability to follow preventive measures against COVID‑19 |
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