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Table 3 Reproductive health information sources used by the adolescents

From: The Internet as a source of reproductive health information among adolescent girls in an urban city in Nigeria

Sources

Total (%)

In-school (%)

Out-of-school (%)

Chi square statistics in-school vs. out-of-school

Health provider/clinic

54.14

55.24

25.44

6.60**

Parents

56.11

66.22

26.13

22.10**

Books

45.56

55.35

46.16

7.12**

Public health campaigns

45.78

55.77

35.18

5.80**

Health class

50.51

51.98

35.11

5.12**

Teachers

44.15

56.15

24.15

8.78**

Television

39.18

19.12

41.08

45.10**

Internet

45.19

25.12

55.19*

10.08**

Friends

53.18

49.11

63.18*

45.89**

Magazines

39.18

19.13

41.08

44.09**

Clergy/religious leader

19.10

13.00

21.00

ns

Grandparents/relatives

19.19

11.99

29.10

ns

Siblings/cousin

19.89

21.81

19.08

34.12**

Boyfriend or girlfriend

43.91

41.77

52.51

Ns