Effect of nutrition-related infodemics and social media on maternal experience: A nationwide survey in a low/middle income country

Table 3 Relationship between management of information sources and nutrition knowledge and myths

	Nutrition knowledge			Nutrition myths
	Low nutrition knowledge	Intermediate to high nutrition knowledge	P value	Holding nutrition myths	Not holding nutrition myths	P value
Currency/When was the information published or posted?
Always	417 (34.3)	799 (65.7)	0.852	528 (43.4)	688 (56.6)	0.441
Usually	447 (32.9)	913 (67.1)		581 (42.7)	779 (57.3)
Often	559 (34.7)	1052 (65.3)		706 (43.8)	905 (56.2)
Sometimes	278 (34.5)	527 (65.5)		377 (46.8)	428 (53.2)
Never	55 (35.3)	101 (64.7)		70 (44.9)	86 (55.1)
Currency/Has the information been revised or updated?
Always	405 (34.3)	776 (65.7)	0.571	507 (42.9)	674 (57.1)	0.258
Usually	461 (32.4)	962 (67.6)		623 (43.8)	800 (56.2)
Often	542 (35.0)	1007 (65.0)		664 (42.9)	885 (57.1)
Sometimes	283 (35.3)	519 (64.7)		380 (47.4)	422 (52.6)
Never	65 (33.7)	128 (66.3)		88 (45.6)	105 (54.4)
Authority/Who is the author/publisher/source/sponsor?
Always	495 (34.1)	958 (65.9)	0.988	636 (43.8)	817 (56.2)	0.947
Usually	459 (34.0)	892 (66.0)		605 (44.8)	746 (55.2)
Often	427 (34.4)	816 (65.6)		541 (43.5)	702 (56.5)
Sometimes	295 (33.7)	581 (66.3)		379 (43.3)	497 (56.7)
Never	80 (35.6)	145 (64.4)		101 (44.9)	124 (55.1)
Authority/What are the author's qualifications to write on the topic?
Always	489 (35.0)	910 (65.0)	0.225	610 (43.6)	789 (56.4)	0.511
Usually	431 (31.8)	926 (68.2)		604 (44.5)	753 (55.5)
Often	432 (35.4)	787 (64.6)		513 (42.1)	706 (57.9)
Sometimes	306 (33.7)	601 (66.3)		413 (45.5)	494 (54.5)
Never	98 (36.8)	168 (63.2)		122 (45.9)	144 (54.1)
Authority/Is there contact information such as a publisher or e-mail address?
Always	192 (37.5)	320 (62.5)	0.012a	229 (44.7)	283 (55.3)	0.786
Usually	250 (32.8)	513 (67.2)		323 (42.3)	440 (57.7)
Often	474 (36.5)	826 (63.5)		575 (44.2)	725 (55.8)
Sometimes	561 (31.4)	1225 (68.6)		778 (43.6)	1008 (56.4)
Never	279 (35.5)	508 (64.5)		357 (45.4)	430 (54.6)
Accuracy/Is the information supported by evidence?
Always	553 (34.0)	1072 (66.0)	0.089	709 (43.6)	916 (56.4)	0.016
Usually	496 (31.8)	1066 (68.2)		664 (42.5)	898 (57.5)
Often	457 (36.2)	807 (63.8)		542 (42.9)	722 (57.1)
Sometimes	185 (34.9)	345 (65.1)		268 (50.6)	262 (49.4)
Never	65 (38.9)	102 (61.1)		79 (47.3)	88 (52.7)
Purpose/What is the purpose of the information? To inform? Teach? Sell? Entertain? Persuade?
Always	562 (34.8)	1055 (65.2)	0.716	714 (44.2)	903 (55.8)	0.67
Usually	512 (32.8)	1049 (67.2)		669 (42.9)	892 (57.1)
Often	400 (35.0)	743 (65.0)		498 (43.6)	645 (56.4)
Sometimes	209 (33.7)	412 (66.3)		286 (46.1)	335 (53.9)
Never	73 (35.4)	133 (64.6)		95 (46.1)	111 (53.9)
Purpose/Does the point of view appear objective and impartial?
Always	440 (34.9)	820 (65.1)	0.241	557 (44.2)	703 (55.8)	0.378
Usually	556 (32.8)	1141 (67.2)		755 (44.5)	942 (55.5)
Often	448 (34.9)	834 (65.1)		534 (41.7)	748 (58.3)
Sometimes	221 (32.6)	456 (67.4)		309 (45.6)	368 (54.4)
Never	91 (39.2)	141 (60.8)		107 (46.1)	125 (53.9)
Purpose/Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional, or personal biases?
Always	433 (35.7)	781 (64.3)	0.559	533 (43.9)	681 (56.1)	0.343
Usually	428 (32.5)	889 (67.5)		565 (42.9)	752 (57.1)
Often	400 (34.5)	760 (65.5)		492 (42.4)	668 (57.6)
Sometimes	333 (33.7)	654 (66.3)		455 (46.1)	532 (53.9)
Never	162 (34.5)	308 (65.5)		217 (46.2)	253 (53.8)

^aP < 0.05 is significant.