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Table 5
Difference in the percentage of “Agree” on the sources of information regarding radiation and its reliability among medical doctors, pharmacists, nurses and laypersons.
| Medical doctors (n = 170) | Pharmacists (n = 84) | Nurses (n = 246) | Laypersons (n = 1030) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | Agree (%) | Agree (%) | Agree (%) | Agree (%) | χ2test |
| TV | 32.9 | 46.4 | 51.2 | 57.5 | 0.000 |
| Internet | 44.1 | 42.9 | 46.7 | 53.6 | 0.019 |
| Newspaper | 37.1 | 39.3 | 43.1 | 52.8 | 0.000 |
| Public relations by the local government | 22.4 | 27.4 | 33.3 | 37.9 | 0.000 |
| Academic journals/technical book | 54.7 | 35.7 | 38.6 | 29.7 | 0.000 |
| Forum/Meeting of risk communication | 40.0 | 41.7 | 38.2 | 31.4 | 0.018 |
| Public relations by central government | 26.8 | 28.6 | 35.0 | 33.7 | 0.198 |
| Radio | 16.5 | 15.5 | 26.8 | 25.9 | 0.009 |
| Reliability | Agree (%) | Agree (%) | Agree (%) | Agree (%) | χ2 test |
| Academic journals/ technical book | 75.9 | 66.7 | 53.3 | 51.2 | 0.000 |
| Forum/Meeting of risk communication | 50.6 | 58.3 | 51.6 | 42.0 | 0.001 |
| Newspaper | 28.8 | 32.1 | 32.5 | 41.3 | 0.002 |
| Public relations by the local government | 31.2 | 36.9 | 36.6 | 38.6 | 0.312 |
| Public relations by central government | 34.7 | 34.5 | 39.4 | 34.4 | 0.517 |
| TV | 20.0 | 28.6 | 30.9 | 34.5 | 0.002 |
| Internet | 20.0 | 23.8 | 22.0 | 29.3 | 0.014 |
| Radio | 16.5 | 16.7 | 21.1 | 26.2 | 0.009 |
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