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. 2021 Jun 7;10:e44. doi: 10.1017/jns.2021.35

Table 2.

Exposure to radio listening in intervention communities

Baseline survey End-line survey
Variable N (%) N (%)
Do you listen to radio?
No 115 (27⋅9) 77 (19⋅1)
Yes 297 (72⋅1) 326 (80⋅9)
Which radio station do you often listen
Cannot mention the radio 5 (1⋅7) 8 (2⋅5)
Simili Radio (Dalung) 48 (16⋅2) 61 (18⋅7)
Amaana 3 (1⋅0) 18 (5⋅5)
Filla FM 3 (1⋅0) 2 (0⋅6)
Radio Progress 46 (15⋅5) 20 (6⋅1)
Justice FM 4 (1⋅3) 3 (0⋅9)
Nabiina Radio 56 (18⋅9) 65 (19⋅9)
Radio Savannah 16 (5⋅4) 5 (1⋅5)
Radio Upper West 12 (4⋅0) 4 (1⋅2)
Radio Wa 35 (11⋅8) 30 (9⋅2)
Zaa Radio 57 (19⋅2) 59 (18⋅1)
W Fm 12 (4⋅0) 13 (4⋅0)
Tumpaani FM 0 (0⋅0) 30 (9⋅2)
Pio FM 0 (0⋅0) 8 (2⋅5)
Frequency of listening to radio
Everyday 144 (35⋅0) 145 (36⋅0)
At least 4 d/week 62 (15⋅0) ⋅6)
Less than 4 d/week 91 (22⋅1) 90 (22⋅391 (22)
Not applicable 115 (27⋅9) 77 (19⋅1)
Time for listening to radio
Early morning (18–21 h) 75 (18⋅2) 56 (13⋅9)
Mid-morning (22–24 h) 29 (7⋅0) 19 (4⋅7)
Afternoons (13–18 h) 46 (11⋅2) 30 (7⋅4)
After 19 h 147 (35⋅7) 221 (54⋅8)
Not applicable 115 (27⋅9) 77 (19⋅1)
Main source of nutrition and health information
MM 125 (30⋅3) 156 (38⋅7)
Health professionals 277 (67⋅2) 233 (57⋅8)
Family and friends 10 (2⋅4) 14 (3⋅5)
Listened to a radio drama/jingles on food and nutrition within the past 6 months
No 297 (100⋅0) 129 (39⋅6)
Yes 0 (0⋅0) 197 (60⋅4)