| The
main aim
of study was t
o identify
the primary
source of
health information
seeking among
high school students and the characteristics of
quality
consumer health information from their
perspective.
A cross sectional descriptive survey was used to condu
ct the study
utilizing a
valid
questionnaire.
The first source of health information seeking for most of the high school student
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(79%) was the Internet rather than books, journals or family members. Majority of boys (87%)
go to the
I
nternet
for pathology a
nd definition
of diseases, but the girls (82%)
usually
search for
life style, exercise, nutrition, mental health, maturity and then general health information such as
physiology,
anatomy, and calculations.
All of the student
recognize content accuracy,
and
believe that
involvements of
information specialists in management of
websites may guarantee
the
quality criteria of website.
It is concluded that d
evelopment of a quality consumer health
information website
is essential
to meet the health information nee
ds of students and
promotion
of health literacy
among high
school students and adolescents in Iran. |