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. 2009 Nov 23;4(11):e7962. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007962

Table 4. Parents' Primary Sources for Control Measure Information from Taipei City Government.

Information Sources Knowledge Content (%) Absent from School and stay Home while Pinkeye (N = 461) Household Segregation for Pinkeye Illness (N = 461) Household Environmental Disinfection (N = 461)
TV Broadcasting 54.45% 50.54% 47.94%
Schools' Prompt Daily Morning Assembly Education Program 34.92% 34.49% 35.79%
Letter to Schoolchildren's Parents 29.28% 27.98% 28.42%
Newspaper 24.95% 23.21% 22.34%
Mobile Phone SMS* 14.32% 10.20% 10.85%
Parent's own Decision (from Regular Public Health Resources) 7.81% 19.52% 22.56%
Radio News 5.64% 6.29% 5.42%
Taipei City Mayor's Announcements 3.90% 4.77% 4.56%