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KMID : 0858820100270040091
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion
2010 Volume.27 No. 4 p.91 ~ p.103
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Factors Associated with Channels of Health Information Used by Metropolitan City Residents
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Bae Sang-Soo
Jo Chan-Woo
Lee Hey-Jean
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was designed to understand the association between sociodemographic characteristics, health behaviors and channels retrieved for health information.
Methods: Questionnaire survey was performed from April 2007 to May 2007 through household visiting. Sample was selected according to gender, household income, and residence district. We got 1,009 respondents and subgroups were as follows; 508 people had health insurance, 250 people were medical indigent group, and 251 people were medicaid beneficiaries.
Results: People seemed to be separated into subgroups by channels used for health information. One was active and the other was passive group. Characteristics of passive group were older age, worker or inoccupation, less income, subjective poverty, lower education, loss of spouse, medical indigent or medicaid group. They usually got health information through mass media like TV and radio or medical professionals. Characteristics of active group were younger age, professional, more income, subjective affluence, higher education, single or married, and member of health insurance. They mainly got health information through printed media like newspaper or the Internet.
Conclusion: We suggest to provide health information through various channels customed to individual needs and literacy. Public health stakeholders seems better to focus on people with low education, insufficient health literacy, poor health status, and short information technology.
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KEYWORD
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Health information, Utilization channel, Health communication
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