Majority of the population in Kenya (82.8 percent) used the radio as a source of information on the coronavirus (COVID-19), whereas television was used by 58.6 percent to get informed about the pandemic between May 30 and June 6, 2020. In an attempt to contain the virus spread, Kenya adopted measures such as restrictions on political and social gatherings, temporary closure of restaurants and bars, and a dusk-to-dawn nationwide curfew.
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The distribution of the respondents was 51.3 percent female and 48.7 percent male. The majority of respondents (63 percent) were aged between 18 and 39 years, and about 35.5 percent reported having attained at least secondary level of education.
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (June 30, 2020). Sources of information on the coronavirus (COVID-19) used by the Kenyan population from May 30 to June 6, 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131580/coronavirus-covid-19-information-sources-used-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Sources of information on the coronavirus (COVID-19) used by the Kenyan population from May 30 to June 6, 2020." Chart. June 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131580/coronavirus-covid-19-information-sources-used-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. (2020). Sources of information on the coronavirus (COVID-19) used by the Kenyan population from May 30 to June 6, 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131580/coronavirus-covid-19-information-sources-used-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. "Sources of Information on The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Used by The Kenyan Population from May 30 to June 6, 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131580/coronavirus-covid-19-information-sources-used-in-kenya/
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Sources of information on the coronavirus (COVID-19) used by the Kenyan population from May 30 to June 6, 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131580/coronavirus-covid-19-information-sources-used-in-kenya/ (last visited July 19, 2024)
Sources of information on the coronavirus (COVID-19) used by the Kenyan population from May 30 to June 6, 2020 [Graph], Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, June 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1131580/coronavirus-covid-19-information-sources-used-in-kenya/
