Table 2.
Sources of health information by trimester of pregnancy of Chinese women in Shanghai, China, 2018.
| Sources of health information | All women (N=535), n (%) | First trimester (n=50), n (%) | Second trimester (n=139), n (%) | Third trimester (n=346), n (%) | P value | |
| Smartphone operating system | ||||||
| iOS | 438 (81.9) | 39 (78) | 111 (79.9) | 288 (83.2) | .52 | |
| Android | 97 (18.1) | 11 (22) | 28 (20.1) | 58 (16.8) | .52 | |
| Expected sources of information for health promotion | ||||||
| Pregnancy apps | 261 (48.8) | 35 (70) | 75 (54.0) | 151 (43.6) | .001a | |
| Other Web-based media | 366 (68.4) | 37 (74) | 96 (69.1) | 233 (67.3) | .63 | |
| Television | 36 (6.7) | 6 (12) | 17 (12.2) | 13 (3.8) | .001a | |
| Paper materials | 84 (15.7) | 14 (28) | 33 (23.7) | 37 (10.7) | <.001a | |
| Face-to-face with health professionals | 184 (34.4) | 23(46） | 57（41.0） | 104（30.1） | .01a | |
| Family/friends | 59 (11.0) | 4 (8) | 4 (2.9) | 51 (14.7) | .001a | |
| Current sources of information for health promotion | ||||||
| Pregnancy apps | 263 (49.2) | 35 (70) | 85 (61.2) | 143 (41.3) | <.001a | |
| Other Web-based media | 392 (73.3) | 40 (80) | 120 (86.3) | 232 (67.1) | <.001a | |
| Television | 39 (7.3) | 8 (16) | 17 (12.2) | 14 (4.0) | <.001a | |
| Paper materials | 83 (15.5) | 15 (30) | 35 (25.2) | 33 (9.5) | <.001a | |
| Face-to-face consultations with health professionalsb | 109 (20.4) | 6 (12) | 27 (19.4) | 76 (22.0) | .25 | |
| Family/friendsb | 97 (18.1) | 3 (6) | 5 (3.6) | 89 (25.7) | <.001a | |
aRepresents a significant difference between the 3 groups.
bThere were significant differences between current sources of information and expected sources of information from face-to-face consultations with health professionals (P<.001) and family/friends (P=.001) for health promotion.