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. 2008 Oct;33(4):268–270. doi: 10.4103/0970-0218.43237

Table 2.

Attitude and knowledge on route of administration of medicines

Face-to-face survey n = 50 (%) Telephone survey n = 50 (%) P value
Prefer oral medication for fever in adults 38 (76) 40 (80) 0.8
Prefer oral medication for diarrhea in adults 42 (84) 44 (88) 0.8
Prefer oral medication for fever in children 40 (80) 39 (78) 1.0
Prefer oral medication for diarrhea in children 40 (80) 40 (80) 1.0
Request for injection in place of oral medicines 9 (18) 6 (12) 0.6
Request for oral medicines in place of injection 16 (32) 12 (24) 0.6
Awareness about transmission of infection through contaminated needles 50 (100) 50 (100) Not applicable
Awareness about transmission of HIV through contaminated needles 45 (90) 44 (88) 0.7
Awareness about transmission of jaundice through contaminated needles 24 (48) 25 (50) 0.8