Table 2 Proportion of frequently or very frequently used items of the three information resources by health information seeking target
From: Parents’ health information seeking behaviour – does the child’s health status play a role?
Health information seeking target (n, (%)) | P-value | Overall use (n) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
General health and development | Acute child’s illness | |||
Digital media | ||||
Social media | 31 (5.37%) | 22 (3.81%) | 0.09 | 577 |
Websites for parents | 272 (50.28%) | 236 (43.62%) | 0.002 | 541 |
Apps on mobile devices | 40 (7.59%) | 32 (6.07%) | 0.21 | 527 |
Search engines | 342 (59.07%) | 336 (58.03%) | 0.59 | 579 |
Websites of paediatricians or children’s hospitals | 71 (20.94%) | 69 (20.35%) | 0.76 | 339 |
Official websites of health services or health organizations | 81 (13.99%) | 72 (12.44%) | 0.19 | 579 |
Print media | ||||
Books | 228 (30.94%) | 148 (19.95%) | < 0.001 | 737 |
Journals | 52 (7.19%) | 24 (3.32%) | < 0.001 | 723 |
Newspapers | 19 (2.64%) | 8 (1.11%) | 0.004 | 721 |
Other print media | 35 (6.85%) | 16 (3.13%) | < 0.001 | 511 |
Personal contacts | ||||
Paediatrician | 241 (32.61%) | 419 (56.70%) | < 0.001 | 739 |
Other health professionals | 139 (19.50%) | 145 (20.34%) | 0.57 | 713 |
Telephone consultation of a children’s emergency service | 30 (4.19%) | 69 (9.64%) | < 0.010 | 716 |
Telephone consultation of a health insurance | 23 (3.25%) | 48 (6.78%) | < 0.001 | 708 |
Family members | 442 (60.14%) | 391 (53.20%) | < 0.001 | 735 |
Friends, acquaintances or neighbours | 363 (50.07%) | 269 (37.10%) | < 0.001 | 725 |