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% |