scholarly journals College Students’ Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Sun Safety and Appearance in Relation to Health Information-Seeking Behavior and Social Media Use: Cross-Sectional Study

10.2196/10984 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. e10984
Author(s):  
Corey H Basch ◽  
Grace C Hillyer ◽  
Rachelle-Ann Romero ◽  
Sarah A MacLean ◽  
Danna Ethan
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Health Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Students Attitudes

scholarly journals Information Seeking Behavior about Cancer and Associated Factors among Students at DebreTabor University, Ethiopia, 2019: Cross sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adugna Gedefaw ◽  
Tesfahun M. Yilma ◽  
Berhanu F. Endehabtu
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Cancer Information ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Literacy Level ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Cancer Information Seeking

Abstract Introduction The prevalence of cancer has been increasing and it is among the leading cause of death in in sub-Saharan Africa over the last few years which mainly influnced by life-style. Understanding the information seeking behavior of individuals, especially Students who are more likely to seek health information than other people, can be seen as an opportunity to provide resources to improve lifestyle or prevent possible health threatening behaviors among students. The main objective of this study is to determine the health information seeking about cancer among students of Debretabor University Ethiopia.Objective The aim of this study was to assess cancer information seeking behavior (CISB) and its associated factors among students in Debre Tabor University.Methods Institutional based cross-sectional study design was conducted from March 01-30/2019. A total of 844 students were selected using multistage stratified sampling technique. Data entry and analyses were done using Epi info version 7.2 and SPSS version 20 respectively. Descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression analyses were applied to determine proportion of cancer information seeking behavior and to identify factors associated.Result The proportion of cancer information seeking by students in the past 12 month was 30.1%. Their first source of information was healthcare providers (48%) followed by Internet (27.6%). The majority 39.8% were looked about breast cancer. Year of study, Internet access (AOR=6.07, 95%CI= 4.05, 9.10), health literacy level (AOR=1.8, 95%CI=1.21, 2.68), self-reported health condition (AOR=1.85, 95% CI=1.25, 2.73), perceived susceptibility to cancer (AOR=2.48, 95% CI=1.47, 4.2) and perceived severity of cancer (AOR=3.33, 95% CI=1.85, 6.0) were the factors associated with cancer information seeking behavior.Conclusion The proportion of cancer information seeking among university students was low. Year of study, internet access, being healthy, health literacy level, level of perception to cancer exposure and perception to severity of cancer were significantly associated with cancer information seeking behavior. Increase health literacy & awareness creation about cancer for students will help to increase cancer information seeking behavior.

scholarly journals Vaccine Information Seeking Behavior Among Pregnant Women in Khartoum State, Sudan: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majdi M. Sabahelzain ◽  
Zienab A. Ibrahim ◽  
Sahar A. B. Hamad ◽  
Gary Finnegan
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Vaccine Acceptance ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Vaccine Information

Objective: This study aims to explore vaccine information-seeking behavior and its determinants among pregnant women in Khartoum state, Sudan. The findings from this study will be used to inform further development of policies and interventions in Sudan to increase vaccine acceptance and demand.Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted in two public hospitals, Omdurman maternity and AL-Saudi hospitals in Omdurman, Khartoum state, from February to April 2020.Results: We interviewed 350 pregnant women in the two hospitals. Our findings showed that one-third of pregnant women (35.7%) searched for information about vaccines. The vast majority searched for this information before pregnancy and during pregnancy (34.4 and 59.2%, respectively). They primarily searched for topics related to vaccine schedules and vaccine side effects (28.8% for each). The main sources of vaccine-related information consumed by pregnant women were healthcare professionals, particularly doctors (40%), and the internet (20.8%). Findings showed that a high level of education was associated with a greater likelihood of searching for additional vaccine information. Moreover, those who perceived their family to have a high income were more likely to search for information. Additionally, pregnant women with low confidence in vaccines were more likely to be involved in searching for additional vaccine information. This highlights the need for high-quality, easily accessible information that addresses their needs.Conclusion: Our findings showed that confidence in vaccine influences seeking for relevant information. We recommend the development of client-centered communication interventions to help increasing vaccine confidence and consequently vaccine acceptance and demand.

scholarly journals College Students’ Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Sun Safety and Appearance in Relation to Health Information-Seeking Behavior and Social Media Use: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey H Basch ◽  
Grace C Hillyer ◽  
Rachelle-Ann Romero ◽  
Sarah A MacLean ◽  
Danna Ethan
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Skin Cancer ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Sun Protection ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Information Seeking ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sun Safety ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors

BACKGROUND Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. Rates of melanoma, a malignant form of skin cancer, are on the rise and are high among people under 30 years of age. OBJECTIVE This study aims to explore factors related to sun protection and tanning behavior and examine the influence of social media use and health information-seeking behaviors (HISB) on sun protection actions among a group of college students. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, students (N=258) at a large public university completed a survey that included questions on sun safety and tanning attitudes and behaviors, as well as HISB. A sun protection behavior score was created on the basis of behaviors related to seeking shade, using sunscreen, tanning booth and bed use, and the number of lifetime blistering sunburns. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to assess associations between high and low sun protection behavior and sun safety and tanning attitudes and HISB. RESULTS The majority of participants were females (164/258, 63.8%), 31.0% (80/258) were white, and the mean age was 20.3 (SD 4.1) years. Females (odds ratio [OR] 0.42, 95% CI 0.22-0.81) and believers that suntan improves appearance (OR 0.25, 95% CI 0.10-0.66) were less likely to have “high” sun protection behaviors. CONCLUSIONS The cultural belief that having a suntan improves appearance, especially among female college students, results in low sun protection behaviors. Interventions can be developed to improve skin cancer-related HISB among college students with the aim of developing better cognizance of skin cancer and sun protection behaviors.

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