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Table 6 Students’ health information sources in the last month compared to general population

From: ‘We have the internet in our hands’: Bangladeshi college students’ use of ICTs for health information

Medium

Student Sample,

Mirzapur General Population

Heard health message (% of all respondents)

(N = 436)

Whole sample (N = 854)

Youth (18–24 years)

(N = 92)

 

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Radio

20 (5)

15 (2)

5 (5)

Television

115 (26)

258 (30)

37 (40)

Newspapers

134 (31)

24 (3)

6 (7)

Printed messages

110 (25)

89 (10)

15 (16)

Music/dance/drama

69 (16)

26 (3)

6 (7)

Miking

98 (23)

296 (35)

34 (37)

Mobile phone

126 (29)*

33 (4)

12 (13)

  1. *Received unsolicited SMS regarding health