Table 5 The frequency of sources used to acquire information about menopause
From: A study on women’s health information needs in menopausal age
Source | Number (%) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | Marital status | Educational status | ||
Written sources (books, brochures, magazines, newspapers, articles) | 119 (39.5) | 0.056 | 0.593 | 0.000 |
Audio-visual media (TV, radio) | 171 (57) | 0.000 | 0.025 | 0.040 |
Educational videos | 60 (20) | 0.069 | 0.365 | 0.045 |
Telephone consultation | 52 (17.5) | 0.005 | 0.516 | 0.067 |
Internet (websites and social networks) | 153 (51) | 0.602 | 0.044 | 0.000 |
Family | 157 (52) | 0.001 | 0.050 | 0.434 |
Friends | 157 (52) | 0.056 | 0.108 | 0.643 |
Obstetricians | 165 (55) | 0.031 | 0.432 | 0.114 |
General Practitioners | 78 (26) | 0.248 | 0.756 | 0.209 |
Midwives | 79 (26.5) | 0.001 | 0.449 | 0.342 |
Pharmacists | 29 (9.5) | 0.027 | 0.399 | 0.155 |
Nurses | 49 (16.5) | 0.016 | 0.454 | 0.143 |
Specialists in traditional medicine or herbalists | 102 (34) | 0.002 | 0.365 | 0.908 |
Workshops | 28 (9) | 0.100 | 0.633 | 0.206 |
Religious groups | 22 (7.5) | 0.168 | 0.097 | 0.356 |