Health information seeking among Mbararan adolescents: results from the Uganda Media and You survey.
Health information seeking among Mbararan adolescents: results from the Uganda Media and You survey.
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姆巴拉兰青少年寻求健康信息：乌干达媒体与你调查的结果。
DOI：
10.1093/her/cym026
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发表时间：
2008
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Bangsberg,DavidR
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作者：
Ybarra,MicheleL;Emenyonu,Nneka;Nansera,Denis;Kiwanuka,Julius;Bangsberg,DavidR
为了最大限度地利用稀缺的干预资金，儿科医生和其他青少年健康专业人员必须将健康促进工作定位于最有效地接触青年的媒介。在获得初级保健和药物的机会有限的资源有限的环境中，情况可能尤其如此。为了提高资源有限的环境中疾病预防和健康促进工作的效率和影响，我们研究了乌干达姆巴拉拉青少年引用的健康信息来源。乌干达媒体与你调查的参与者是在乌干达姆巴拉拉市五所中学随机挑选的12-18岁的学生（n= 500）。93%的合格和受邀青年完成了横截面，纸和纸的调查。五分之四的青少年（81%）表示他们会向父母、老师和其他成年人求助，而大约一半的青少年会读书/去图书馆（56%）或向兄弟姐妹和朋友（50%）寻求有关健康和疾病的信息。超过三分之一（38%）的人表示他们使用计算机和互联网搜索健康信息。与年轻的受访者相比，年长的受访者倾向于依靠兄弟姐妹和朋友来回答所有类型的健康问题。另一方面，年轻人与年长的年轻人相比，更有可能向父母，老师和其他成年人询问有关性健康的问题。成人可能是有效的疾病预防和健康促进运动的重要组成部分。多种分娩方法对接触年龄较大的青少年可能特别有效。在资源有限的情况下，技术也可能是促进健康的重要工具。
To maximize scarce intervention dollars, pediatricians and other adolescent health professionals must position health promotion efforts in mediums that most effectively reach youth. This may be especially true in resource-limited settings where access to primary health care and medications is limited. To improve the efficiency and impact of disease prevention and health promotion efforts in resource-limited settings, we examine sources of health information cited by adolescents in Mbarara Uganda. Participants in the Uganda Media and You survey were students aged 12–18 (n= 500) randomly identified in five secondary schools in Mbarara municipality, Uganda. Ninety-three percent of eligible and invited youth completed the cross-sectional, pencil-and-paper survey. Four in five adolescents (81%) indicated they turned to parents, teachers, and other adults while around half read a book/went to the library (56%) or turned to siblings and friends (50%) for information about health and disease. More than one in three (38%) indicated that they used the computer and Internet to search for health information. Older versus younger respondents tended to rely upon siblings and friends for all types of health questions. On the other hand, younger versus older youth were significantly more likely to turn to parents, teachers, and other adults for their questions about sexual health. Adults may be an important component of effective disease prevention and health promotion campaigns. Multiple delivery methods may be especially effective for reaching older adolescents. Technology also may be an important health promotion tool in resource-limited settings.