Sources of information in health education: A cross-sectional study in Portuguese university students
Sources of information in health education: A cross-sectional study in Portuguese university students
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10.21767/amj.2018.3435
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2018-01-01
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Hespanhol, Alberto
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Santos, Paulo;Sa, Luisa;Hespanhol, Alberto
背景扫盲是公共卫生的优先事项。人们获取健康信息的方式正在发生变化。了解这种向新的交流工具发展的趋势，以便更好地应对它是至关重要的。目的描述年轻人口的健康信息来源。方法对葡萄牙大学生样本进行横断面研究，通过调查，询问健康问题的信息来源，并将其与识字水平交叉。结果我们调查了485名参与者（77.5%为女性;中位年龄23岁）。信息的主要来源是互联网（78.8%; 95%置信区间：75.1%-82.4%），其次是保健提供者和家庭。一个线性回归模型调整的年龄，性别和健康问题的教育，表明使用互联网是不利的关联与识字score.ConclusionThe互联网是首选搜索健康信息，但无效的提高识字率，使我们得出结论，需要提高可用资源的质量。
BackgroundLiteracy is a public health priority. The way people access health information is changing. It's crucial to understand this movement towards new communication tools, to better deal with it.AimsTo describe the sources of health information in younger population.MethodsCross-sectional study of a sample of Portuguese university students, by survey, asking for the sources of information in health issues, and crossing it with the literacy levels.ResultsWe surveyed 485 participants (77.5 per cent females; median age 23 years). The main source of information was the internet (78.8 per cent; 95 per cent CI: 75.1-82.4 per cent), followed by health providers and by family. A linear regression model adjusted for age, gender and having education in health issues, showed that using the internet is adversely associated with the literacy score.ConclusionThe internet is preferred to search for health information, but ineffective to improve the literacy rate, making us to conclude for the need of increasing the quality of available resources.