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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2008 Apr 10;12(6):867–875. doi: 10.1007/s10461-008-9373-5

Table 4. Sources of information sought in the past year and preferences for communicating in an online workshop (N=2,716).

N %

In the last twelve months, which of the following have you used to get information about men having sex with men, HIV, STD and sexual health?
Internet search engines (e.g., Google, Yahoo!, AOL) 2,069 76
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender web sites (e.g., gay.com) 1,825 67
Internet health sites (e.g., WebMD, Yahoo!Health, AskDr.K) 1,521 56
Bulletin boards/blogs 813 30
Government sites (e.g., National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control) 778 29
National radio and television websites (e.g., New York Times, Washington Post, Public Radio) 566 21
Health insurance (e.g., Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Health Partners) 347 13
Email health to a health provider 248 9

In doing this online workshop, would you like to be able to communicate with:
Other guys online (in the workshop) 1,975 73
Experts on sexual behavior and homosexuality 1,955 72
People who have personal experience (e.g., men living with HIV) 1,832 68
Medical doctors 1,856 68
Experts on HIV/STD 1,791 66
Other (Mental health professionals=22) 87 3