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Table 4 Sources of information by type of issue (N = 1411)

From: Woman-centered research on access to safe abortion services and implications for behavioral change communication interventions: a cross-sectional study of women in Bihar and Jharkhand, India

 

State Issues

Local Issues

Family Planning Information

Abortion Information

 

n (%)

95%CI

n (%)

95%CI

n (%)

95%CI

n (%)

95%CI

Mass media

299 (21.2)

19.1 - 23.3

-

-

256 (18.1)

16.1 - 20.1

61 (4.3)

3.3 - 5.4

Market place

44 (3.1)

2.2 - 4.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Villagers

511 (36.2)

33.7 - 38.7

463 (32.8)

30.4 - 35.3

-

-

-

-

Neighbors

403 (28.6)

26.2 - 30.9

819 (58.0)

55.5 - 60.6

-

-

-

-

Health provider

-

-

-

-

96 (6.8)

5.5 - 8.1

62 (4.4)

3.3 - 5.5

Community level source/activity§

-

-

58 (4.1)

3.1 - 5.2

721 (51.1)

48.5 - 53.7

200 (14.2)

12.3 - 16.0

Family and friends

262 (18.6)

16.5 - 20.6

96 (6.8)

5.5 - 8.1

354 (25.1)

22.8 - 27.4

65 (4.6)

3.5 - 5.7

Don't know

30 (2.1)

1.4 - 2.9

-

-

-

-

-

-

No information

-

-

-

-

711 (50.4)

47.8 - 53.0

1232 (87.3)

85.6 - 89.1

  1. §Community-level source/activity includes women's groups, community clubs, NGO workers, community health workers, and posters or billboards