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| Frequency | Percentage |
| Heard of skin whitening agents (n = 395) |
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| Yes No | 378 17 | 95.7% 4.3% |
| Source (n = 378) |
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| Friends Family member Media Chemist Others No response | 195 68 92 13 8 2 | 51.6% 18.0% 24.3% 3.4% 2.1% 0.5% |
| Use of skin whitening agents (n = 378) |
|
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| Yes No No response | 182 189 7 | 48.1% 50.0% 1.9% |
| Know active ingredients (n = 378) |
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| Yes No No response | 166 205 7 | 43.9% 54.2% 1.9% |
| Source of knowledge of ingredients (n = 378) |
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| Labels or leaflets Friends Advertisement Others No response | 80 65 20 1 212 | 21.2% 17.2% 5.3% 0.3% 56.1% |
| Who bleach more? (n = 378) |
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| Married women Unmarried women No response | 45 332 1 | 11.9% 87.8% 0.3% |