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. 2013 Jan 14;8(1):e52857. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052857

Table 3. Sources of DM Knowledge among the Study Participants (n = 575).

Source of DM Health Information (can choose more than one) N % (95% C.I.)
Doctors 494 87.4 (84.7–90.1)
Nurses 167 31.0 (27.1–34.9)
Pharmacists 11 2.1(0.9–3.3)
Electronic media 218 41.0 (36.8–45.2)
Health educator 161 30.5 (26.6–34.4)
Dieticians 106 20.1 (16.7–23.5)
Friends and family 179 33.3 (29.3–37.3)
Published media 142 26.7 (22.9–30.5)
Frequency of seeing diabetes educator
None 30 11.5 (7.6–15.4)
Once 68 26 (20.7–31.3)
Twice 50 19 (14.2–23.8)
More 114 44 (38.0–50.0)