Table 3.

Sources of leptospirosis knowledge among residents of an urban slum community in Salvador, Brazil

Source of knowledge*	Number (N = 257)	%
TV	113	43.9
Friends/neighbors	106	41.2
Health Services	101	39.2
School	77	29.9
Family	32	12.4
Work	19	7.4
Newspapers	11	4.2
Radio	10	3.9
Community association	6	2.3
Do not hear about leptospirosis	24	9.3

^*Open-ended question; multiple responses recorded for each respondent.