Place of Internet in Health Information Seeking Behavior: Case of Young Internet Users in Shiraz

Q: How can I download an article?

To download an article from SID, first log in to the site, search for the article title, and click on the 'Download Article' option.

Q: How can I download an ISI article?

To download an ISI article on SID, enter the keyword or article title in the search bar, view the relevant results, click on the desired article, and select the 'Download Article' option.

Q: How can I access the SID database?

To access the SID database, visit SID.ir, create an account, and log in to access scientific resources.

Q: Is downloading articles from SID free?

Some articles on SID are available for free, while others require payment. Details are specified on the article's page.

BIGDELI ZAHED; HAYATI ZOUHAYR; HEIDARI GHOLAM REZA; Jowkar Tahere

مرکز اطلاعات علمی Scientific Information Database (SID) - Trusted Source for Research and Academic Resources

Journal Paper

Paper Information

Journal: HUMAN INFORMATION INTERACTION Year:2016 | Volume:3 | Issue:1 Page(s): 68-78

Download Full-Text

Persian Verion

View:

1,627

Download:

Cites:

Information Journal Paper

Title

Place of Internet in Health Information Seeking Behavior: Case of Young Internet Users in Shiraz

Author(s)

BIGDELI ZAHED | HAYATI ZOUHAYR | HEIDARI GHOLAM REZA | Jowkar Tahere | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

Health informationQ2

Seeking behaviorQ2

HealthQ2

Young peopleQ3

ShirazQ3

Abstract

Background and Aim: Nowadays, Internet is known as an attractive source of Health information/fa?page=1&sort=1&ftyp=all&fgrp=all&fyrs=all" target="_blank">Health information to manage individual's Health. Given the importance of it, this study examined the role of Internet in Health information/fa?page=1&sort=1&ftyp=all&fgrp=all&fyrs=all" target="_blank">Health information Seeking behavior among Young people in Shiraz. Methods: This research was a survey where target population was youth Internet users in the city of Shiraz. A sample of 400 were randomly selected using, multi-stage cluster sampling. Data were collected by a questionnaire. Results: Most of respondents used the Internet to search Health information/fa?page=1&sort=1&ftyp=all&fgrp=all&fyrs=all" target="_blank">Health information. Young women were more likely to seek online Health information/fa?page=1&sort=1&ftyp=all&fgrp=all&fyrs=all" target="_blank">Health information than young men. As well as level of education, the experience and self-efficacy to search the Internet, showed a significant correlation with searching OHI, too. The main goal of respondents to search OHI was to understand their Health condition or disease, better understanding of Health information/fa?page=1&sort=1&ftyp=all&fgrp=all&fyrs=all" target="_blank">Health information provided by physicians and self-medication. The results also showed that respondents have positive attitude towards Health information/fa?page=1&sort=1&ftyp=all&fgrp=all&fyrs=all" target="_blank">Health information retrieved via the Internet. Conclusion. There is a high demand of OHI among Young people to manage personal Health. Undoubtedly, foresight and planning to improve the quality of OHI, efforts to create a reliable Health information/fa?page=1&sort=1&ftyp=all&fgrp=all&fyrs=all" target="_blank">Health information database and public education to care about assessing the quality of OHI can herald the development of individual Health and consequently the Health of our community.

Cites

References

No record.

Cite

APA: Copy

BIGDELI, ZAHED, HAYATI, ZOUHAYR, HEIDARI, GHOLAM REZA, & Jowkar, Tahere. (2016). Place of Internet in Health Information Seeking Behavior: Case of Young Internet Users in Shiraz. HUMAN INFORMATION INTERACTION, 3(1 ), 68-78. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/260372/en

Vancouver: Copy

BIGDELI ZAHED, HAYATI ZOUHAYR, HEIDARI GHOLAM REZA, Jowkar Tahere. Place of Internet in Health Information Seeking Behavior: Case of Young Internet Users in Shiraz. HUMAN INFORMATION INTERACTION[Internet]. 2016;3(1 ):68-78. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/260372/en

IEEE: Copy

ZAHED BIGDELI, ZOUHAYR HAYATI, GHOLAM REZA HEIDARI, and Tahere Jowkar, “Place of Internet in Health Information Seeking Behavior: Case of Young Internet Users in Shiraz,” HUMAN INFORMATION INTERACTION, vol. 3, no. 1 , pp. 68–78, 2016, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/260372/en

Related Journal Papers