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Article: Hispanics' use of Internet health information: an exploratory study**
- Article from:
- Journal of the Medical Library Association
- Article date:
- April 1, 2008
- Author:
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Purpose: The research examined use of the Internet to seek health information among Hispanics in the United States.
Methods: A secondary analysis used the Impact of the Internet and Advertising on Patients and Physicians, 2000-2001, survey data. Pearson's χ^sup 2^ test, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), analysis of variance (ANOVA), and independent samples t tests were conducted to test for relationships and differences between facets of Hispanic and non-Hispanic white online health information seeking.
Results: Findings indicated lower Internet health information seeking among Hispanics (28.9%, n=72) than non-Hispanic whites (35.6%, n=883). On a scale of 1 (strongly agree) ...