At Dr. Pirngadi General Hospital Medan 285 parents of children with diarrhea had been interviewed about their knowledge on oralit. Only 57.7% of the parents know and use oralit, 12.2.% have known but never used, 13.7.% have only heard while 20.4% never heard of oralit. The main source of information were doctors (63.9%), next come radio and television (7.9%) and then newspaper or magazine (1.8.%). The main supplier or distributor was the dispensary (86.9%).
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