Table 4 Conspiracy beliefs and sources of information
| Â | Conspiracy beliefs | Â | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | High | Total | Â | |
n (%) | n (%) | n | P value | |
Sources of information about MPX | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Media (TV, radio, newspaper) | Â | Â | Â | 0.131 |
 No | 115 (46.37) | 133 (53.6) | 248 |  |
 Yes | 209 (38.35) | 336 (61.7) | 545 |  |
Social media (WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter..) |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 No | 258 (78.2) | 72 (21.8) | 330 |  |
 Yes | 66 (14.25) | 397 (85.7) | 463 |  |
Health authorities (MOPH…) |  |  |  | 0.048 |
 No | 75 (24.3) | 234 (75.7) | 309 |  |
 Yes | 249 (51.44) | 235 (48.56) | 484 |  |
Healthcare professionals (physicians…) |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 No | 89 (19.14) | 376 (80.86) | 465 |  |
 Yes | 235 (71.6) | 93 (28.4) | 328 |  |
Scientific journals | Â | Â | Â | 0.238 |
 No | 83 (22.25) | 290 (77.74) | 373 |  |
 Yes | 241 (57.38) | 179 (42.62) | 420 |  |
Health website (WHO, CDC…) |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 No | 106 (28.57) | 265 (71.14) | 371 |  |
 Yes | 218 (51.65) | 204 (48.34) | 422 |  |
Family and friends | Â | Â | Â | 0.324 |
 No | 148 (33.4) | 295 (66.6) | 443 |  |
 Yes | 176 (50.3) | 174 (49.7) | 350 |  |