Table 4 Relative importance of sources of health education/information in the preconception period
Overall | Kenya | Malaysia | South Africa | UK | USA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | ||
Seven groups of factors | n = 5000 | n = 520 | n = 480 | n = 520 | n = 480 | n = 510 | n = 490 | n = 527 | n = 468 | n = 520 | n = 480 |
Nurse | 25,412 | 2596 | 2471 | 2398 | 2355 | 2597 | 2582 | 2831 | 2482 | 1564 | 2425 |
Family + friends | 19,413 | 1611 | 1638 | 2075 | 2091 | 1877 | 1935 | 2031 | 1896 | 2145 | 2075 |
Pharmacist | 19,456 | 1930 | 1896 | 2034 | 2067 | 1954 | 2034 | 1914 | 1967 | 1790 | 1825 |
Internet/social media | 13,516 | 1255 | 1238 | 1582 | 1564 | 1136 | 1215 | 1346 | 1377 | 1319 | 1460 |
Clinic doctor | 28,395 | 3123 | 2871 | 3059 | 2541 | 2925 | 2867 | 2885 | 2576 | 2889 | 2582 |
Magazines/newspaper | 9389 | 921 | 878 | 990 | 1005 | 884 | 827 | 973 | 939 | 906 | 1047 |
Obstetrician/gynaecologist | 24,419 | 3124 | 2448 | 2422 | 1817 | 2907 | 2260 | 2580 | 1867 | 2897 | 2026 |