A national observe conducted by th...

A national observe conducted by the Henry Kaiser Family Foundation has set up that a large number of commonalty between 15 and 24 years of age are using the Internet to find health information, according to a Dec 11 2001 recents release from the foundation. Of the 1209 participants contacted [i]or[/i] part of to the other a random sample telephone examine 68% have searched for health information online, and 25% of those stated they receive "a lot" of health information from the Internet. The report includes the following findings.

* Half of the respondent have searched the Internet for information about a specific disease.

* Four in ten participants have used the Internet to find information upon sexual health topics such as pregnancy, birth regulate and sexually transmitted diseases. Other popular health topics researched include weight issues, mental health, mix with drugss and alcohol, and violence.

* More than one-third of the respondent reported having changed their allow behavior because of health information they set up online.

* The majority of participants believe that confidentiality is "very important" when researching health topics, and three-quarters of participants believe the Internet provides that confidentiality.

although 94% of those researching health topics online report their findings are "useful" or "very useful," many are skeptical about the quality of information they are receiving, according to the release. solely 17% say they trust information received from the Internet "a lot" compared to 85% who trust information from physicians, 68% who trust information from their parents, and 30% who trust information from television recently made knowns Though 73% of respondents believe it is important to know who provides the online information, solitary 29% had checked the source of the information the last time they searched for health information upon the Internet.

Kaiser Family Foundation Survey: More Young the community Going Online for Health (new release, fresh York: Henry Kaiser Family Foundation, Dec 11 2001) http://www.prnmedia.com/cgi-bin/archive?ACCT=107&ID=779102 (accessed 11 Dec 2001)

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