Social Determinants of Health Information Seeking among Chinese Adults in Hong Kong

Man Ping Wang, Kasisomayajula Viswanath, Tai Hing Lam, Xin Wang and Sophia S Chan

PLOS ONE, 2013, vol. 8, issue 8, 1-7

Abstract: Background: Health communication inequalities were observed in Western population but less is known about them among the Chinese. We investigated health information seeking behaviours and its social determinants among Chinese adults in Hong Kong. Methods: Probability-based sample surveys over telephone were conducted in 2009, 2010/11 and 2012 to monitor family health and information use. Frequency of health information seeking from television, radio, newspapers/magazines and Internet were recorded and dichotomised as ≥1 time/month and

Date: 2013
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