Table 3A.

Pairwise Pearson’s correlations coefficients, means and ± SD of number of correct answers to the first 3 questions, and the exposure to media (number of educational TV programs, number of medical TV fictions and number of newpapers related to healthcare). r values > 0.15 are statistically significant (p < 0.05). The variable of internet use is not represented since it is not a numeric variable

	Correct answers	Educational TV programs	Medical TV fictions	Health newspapers
Correct answers	1.00
Educational TV programs	0.19	1.00
Medical TV fictions	−0.02	0.44	1.00
Health newspapers	0.05	0.23	0.33	1.00
Mean	1.89	1.56	1.35	0.57
SD	0.96	1.34	1.41	0.81