Research Article

Community Mobilization and Awareness Creation for Orofacial Cleft Services: A Survey of Nigerian Cleft Service Providers

Table 5

Awareness creation media.

Type of mediaType of institutionYesNo

Print media
NewspaperBoth 3 12
Government-owned1 9
Nongovernment owned23
HandbillsBoth 123
Government-owned7 3
Nongovernment owned50
BannersBoth 6 9
Government-owned3 7
Nongovernment owned32
PostersBoth 11 4
Government-owned64
Nongovernment owned50
Electronic media
Radio jinglesBoth 87
Government-owned5 5
Nongovernment owned32
Television advertsBoth 510
Government-owned3 7
Nongovernment owned2 3
Telephonic short message services (SMS)Both 213
Government-owned0 10
Nongovernment owned23
Other media
Town criersBoth 213
Government-owned0 10
Nongovernment owned23
SouvenirsBoth 312
Government-owned2 8
Nongovernment owned14
“Word of mouth”Both 213
Government-owned1 9
Nongovernment owned14