Table 6 The respondents' source of information and their informational needs (n = 1048)
From: AIDS knowledge and attitudes in a Turkish population: an epidemiological study
Number* | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
Level of information about HIV/AIDS | ||
Average | 517 | 49.3 |
Bad | 446 | 42.6 |
Good | 85 | 8.1 |
Source of information | ||
Television | 722 | 68.9 |
Newspaper | 499 | 47.6 |
Magazine | 247 | 23.6 |
School | 197 | 18.8 |
Friend | 196 | 18.7 |
Book | 154 | 14.7 |
Radio | 141 | 13.4 |
Doctor | 119 | 11.3 |
Teacher | 82 | 7.8 |
No | 70 | 6.7 |
Family | 49 | 4.7 |
Nurse | 47 | 4.5 |
Internet | 19 | 1.8 |
Poster | 16 | 1.5 |
Seminar | 14 | 1.3 |
AIDS Association | 8 | 0.7 |
Workplace | 3 | 0.2 |
Desire to learn more | ||
Yes | 908 | 86.6 |
No | 140 | 13.4 |