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E-Health Literacy and Health Information Seeking Behavior Among University Students in Bangladesh

Author Affiliations
Taipei Medical University, Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (Canada), Tzu Chi University, Institute of Informatics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
Published InStudies in health technology and informatics
Year2017
Citations30

Abstract

Web 2.0 has become a leading health communication platform and will continue to attract young users; therefore, the objective of this study was to understand the impact of Web 2.0 on health information seeking behavior among university students in Bangladesh. A random sample of adults (n = 199, mean 23.75 years, SD 2.87) participated in a cross-sectional, a survey that included the eHealth literacy scale (eHEALS) assessed use of Web 2.0 for health information. Collected data were analyzed using a descriptive statistical method and t-tests. Finally logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine associations between sociodemographic, social determinants, and use of Web 2.0 for seeking and sharing health information. Almost 74% of older Web 2.0 users (147/199, 73.9%) reported using…
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