Table 3.
Websites parents were likely to use in the future for their child health information and crosscheck information they found.
| Primary sources, n (%) | ||||
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|
Not likely | Neutral | Likely | No answer |
| Hospital/university-based websites |
44 (30.1) | 15 (10.3) | 83 (56.8) | 4 (2.7) |
| Medical journal/ reference websites |
64 (43.8) | 22 (15.1) | 56 (34.8) | 4 (2.7) |
| Government websites | 36 (24.7) | 19 (13.0) | 84 (57.5) | 7 (4.8) |
| Public search engines | 16 (11.0) | 19 (13.0) | 107 (73.3) | 4 (27.3) |
| Other health websites | 61 (41.8) | 10 (6.8) | 65 (44.5) | 10 (6.8) |
| Popular parenting websites | 82 (56.2) | 14 (9.6) | 39 (26.7) | 11 (7.5) |
| Likely to cross-check information from the following websites, n (%) | ||||
| Hospital/university-based websites |
33 (22.6) | 14 (9.6) | 93 (63.7) | 6 (4.1) |
| Medical journal/ reference websites |
38 (26.0) | 21 (14.4) | 81 (55.5) | 6 (4.1) |
| Government websites | 36 (24.7) | 19 (13.0) | 85 (48.2) | 6 (4.1) |
| Public search engines | 16 (11.0) | 19 (13.0) | 107 (73.3) | 6 (4.1) |
| Other health websites | 40 (27.7) | 15 (10.3) | 81 (55.5) | 10 (6.8) |
| Popular parenting websites | 39 (26.7) | 14 (9.6) | 81 (55.8) | 12 (8.2) |