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. 2010 Apr;82(4):664–671. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0422

Table 3.

Sources of information of PuR® and WaterGuard among students and their primary caregivers, Bondo District, Kenya, at baseline (February 2007), first follow-up (September 2007), and second follow-up (July 2008)

Source of Information Baseline Follow-up 1 Follow-up 2
Students N = 666 n (%) N = 603 n (%) N = 413 n (%)
PuR®
Media (broadcast or print) 140 (21) 255 (42) 183 (44)
School (other child, health club, or teacher) 10 (2) 530 (88) 377 (91)
Local organizations (NGOs or health care facilities) 13 (2) 86 (14) 98 (24)
Social networks (family, friends, neighbors, or community) 100 (15) 261 (43) 224 (54)
WaterGuard
Media (broadcast or print) 280 (42) 239 (40) 176 (43)
School (other child, health club, or teacher) 90 (14) 498 (83) 344 (83)
Local organizations (NGOs* or health care facilities) 46 (7) 72 (12) 67 (16)
Social networks (family, friends, neighbors, or community) 434 (65) 389 (65) 250 (61)
Households N = 662 n (%) N = 644 n (%) N = 536 n (%)
PuR®
Media (broadcast or print) 252 (38) 327 (51) 271 (51)
School (other child, health club, or teacher) 27 (4) 456 (76) 410 (76)
Local organizations (NGOs or health care facilities) 32 (5) 137 (23) 172 (32)
Social networks (family, friends, neighbors, or community) 96 (15) 124 (21) 154 (29)
WaterGuard
Media (broadcast or print) 403 (61) 458 (71) 335 (63)
School (other child, health club, or teacher) 47 (7) 180 (28) 153 (29)
Local organizations (NGOs or health care facilities) 96 (15) 165 (26) 173 (32)
Social networks (family, friends, neighbors, or community) 298 (45) 261 (41) 137 (26)
*

NGO = non-governmental organization.