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Table 3 Exposure to mass media and other sources of information (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

 

n (%)

95%CI

Watch Television

  

   Yes, Regularly

110 (7.8)

6.4 - 9.2

   Yes, Sometimes

104 (7.4)

6.0 - 8.7

   Never

1197 (84.8)

83.0 - 86.7

Listen to the radio

  

   Yes, Regularly

117 (8.3)

6.8 - 9.7

   Yes, Sometimes

79 (5.6)

4.4 - 6.8

   Never

1215 (86.1)

84.3 - 87.9

Read Newspapers

  

   Yes, Regularly

56 (4.0)

2.9 - 5.0

   Yes, Sometimes

35 (2.5)

1.7 - 3.3

   Never

1320 (93.5)

92.3 - 94.8

Have women's club/village committee

  

   Yes

518 (36.7)

34.2 - 39.2

   No

863 (61.2)

58.6 - 63.7

   Don't know

30 (2.1)

1.4 - 2.9

Attend club/community meetings

  

   Yes, Regularly

232 (16.4)

14.5 - 18.4

   Yes, Sometimes

94 (6.7)

5.4 - 8.0

   Never

192 (13.6)

11.8 - 15.4

Go to the hatt (bazar)/market

  

   Yes, Regularly

486 (34.4)

32.0 - 36.9

   Yes, Sometimes

190 (13.5)

12.5 - 15.2

   Never

735 (52.1)

49.5 - 54.7