Table 6.
Barriers | n (%) | Mean | Standard deviation |
---|---|---|---|
Talking about health information, are you concerned with the privacy of your health information? | |||
Yes | 103 (79.3) | 1.207 | 0.407 |
No | 27 (20.7) | ||
If ‘Yes’ how concerned are you? | |||
Low | 20 (14.9) | 2.436 | 0.922 |
Medium | 54 (41.5) | ||
High | 37 (28.7) | ||
Very high | 19 (14.9) | ||
How often do privacy concerns prevent you from buying items online? | |||
Always | 23 (17.7) | 2.680 | 1.241 |
Most of the time | 41 (31.9) | ||
Rarely | 36 (27.7) | ||
Once in a time | 13 (10.1) | ||
Never | 17 (12.6) | ||
Have you ever been bullied about health matters by someone on the internet? | |||
Yes | 13 (10.1) | 2.010 | 0.460 |
No | 103 (78.9) | ||
Not sure | 14 (10.9) | ||
If ‘Yes’ who were they? | |||
Known to you | 7 (79.0) | 1.501 | 0.850 |
Unknown to you | 1 (10.1) | ||
A member from the organization where you seek advice | 2 (20.0) | ||
How quickly after meeting people on the internet do you share your personal details? | |||
Very quickly | 11 (8.3) | 3.301 | 0.940 |
Quickly | 11 (8.3) | ||
It takes time | 37 (28.7) | ||
Don't share | 71 (54.6) | ||
How often do you provide correct information on the internet? | |||
Extremely often | 8 (6.5) | 3.563 | 1.217 |
Very often | 23 (17.6) | ||
Quite often | 17 (12.9) | ||
Not often | 51 (38.9) | ||
Not at all | 31 (24.0) | ||
Do you share your personal details with people you met on the internet? | |||
Extremely often | 3 (1.9) | 4.176 | 1.084 |
Very often | 14 (11.1) | ||
Quite often | 8 (6.5) | ||
Not often | 37 (28.7) | ||
Not at all | 68 (51.9) |