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Table 4 Sources of information regarding malaria among respondents who had received information about malaria

From: Malaria-related knowledge and prevention practices in four neighbourhoods in and around Mumbai, India: a cross-sectional study

 

Total

City

Construction sites

Village

Slums

(N = 80) %

(N = 28) %

(N = 24) %

(N = 7) %

(N = 21) %

Interpersonal sources

     

Hospital/Health centre/Doctor

50

32

67

15

67

Home (family member)

43

71

33

0

29

Neighbour

15

29

17

0

0

None

15

7

29

43

0

Self

11

25

4

0

5

Health worker

10

0

13

0

24

Community head/leader

8

4

8

0

14

Other

14

14

0

43

19

Media sources

     

Television

70

93

33

43

91

Newspaper/Magazine

66

100

42

57

52

Books/Official document

23

11

21

14

43

Poster

20)

11

17

14

38

None

17

0

46

29

5

Radio

8

0

13)

0

14

Internet

6

14

0

0

5

Other

1

0

0

0

5