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Table 6 Sources of information about iron deficiency anemia

From: Effectiveness of communication campaign on iron deficiency anemia in Kyzyl-Orda region, Kazakhstan: a pilot study

 

Urban %

Rural %

 

March

December

March

December

 

N = 132

N = 110

N = 63

N = 88

Friend, colleague

9 (6.8)

8 (7.3)

5 (7.9)

4 (4.5)

Family member

20 (15.2)

13 (11.8)

5 (7.9)

2 (2.3)

School

11 (8.3)

7 (6.4)

3 (4.8)

6 (6.8)

Medical worker

109(82.6)

104 (94.5)*

54 (85.7)

83 (94.3) †

TV

31 (23.5)

59 (53.6)**

9 (14.3)

18 (20.5)

Newspaper

31 (23.5)

21 (19.1)

4 (6.3)

12 (13.6)

Radio

13 (9.8)

37 (33.6)**

2 (3.2)

7 (8.0)

Special brochure

32 (24.2)

16 (14.5)*

4 (6.3)

17 (19.3)*

Leaflet

5 (3.8)

8 (7.3)

3 (4.8)

5 (5.7)

Medical poster

40 (30.3)

42 (38.2)

6 (9.5)

25 (28.4)*

  1. The sources of information were asked by the question: "Whence did you hear or receive the information about iron deficiency anemia in the past one year ?" *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001, †p < 0.1 by a chi-square test or Fisher's exact test in case that the respective 2 by 2 tables include a number <10