Table 1 Demographic characteristics and knowledge sources of health professionals

 Age (years)

36.6 (±9.8)

28.9 (±8.2)

<0.0001

 Gender (male)

28/58 (48.3 %)

190/570 (33 %)

0.025

 Working years

13.1 (±8.4)

6.5 (±6.5)

<0.0001

 Having a chronic disease

7/49 (14.2 %)

13/546 (2.4 %)

0.001

 Living with a child aged <2 years

17/58 (29.3 %)

156/570 (27.4 %)

0.752

 Living with a person with a chronic disease

22/58 (37.9 %)

231/570 (40.5 %)

0.701

 Living with a person aged >65 years

22/58 (37.9 %)

122/570 (21.4 %)

0.004

 Living with a pregnant woman

7/58 (12.1 %)

78/570 (13.7 %)

0.732

 Newspaper and television

25/58 (43.1 %)

320/570 (56.1 %)

0.057

 Social media

17/58 (29.3 %)

267/570 (46.8 %)

0.011

 Health institutes

29/58 (50 %)

347/570 (60.9 %)

0.107

 Ministry of Health website

20/58 (34.5 %)

202/570 (35.4 %)

0.885

 Health websites

17/58 (29.3 %)

188/570 (33 %)

0.570

 WHO and CDC websites

24/58 (41.4 %)

112/570 (19.6 %)

0.0001

 Flu platform

7/57 (12.1 %)

48/570 (8.4 %)

0.349

 Colleagues

27/58 (46.6 %)

287/570 (50.4 %)

0.581

 No information received

1/58 (1.7 %)

53/570 (9.3 %)

0.049

 Newspaper and television

21/58 (36.2 %)

231/570 (40.5 %)

0.523

 Social media

14/58 (24.1 %)

206/570 (36.1 %)

0.068

 Health institutes

35/58 (60.3 %)

367/570 (64.4 %)

0.541

 Ministry of Health website

27/58 (46.6 %)

300/570 (52.6 %)

0.337

 Health websites

19/58 (32.8 %)

186/570 (32.6 %)

0.984

 WHO and CDC websites

26/58 (44.8 %)

197/570 (34.6 %)

0.120

 Via e-mail

23/58 (39.7 %)

194/570 (34 %)

0.391

 Flu platform

14/58 (24.1 %)

115/570 (20.2 %)

0.477

 Via mail to personal address

13/58 (22.4 %)

120/570 (21.1 %)

0.830