Table 2.
Accessibility and use of technology (N=157).
| Characteristics | Values, n (%) | ||
| Sources of health informationa | |||
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Internet | 99 (63.1) | |
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Newspaper, magazine, and book | 58 (36.9) | |
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Television and radio | 42 (26.8) | |
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Friend, family, and acquaintances | 26 (16.6) | |
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Physician | 3 (1.9) | |
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Community | 3 (1.9) | |
| Types of health information sought on the interneta,b | |||
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Disease | 64 (64.6) | |
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Alternative medicine | 26 (26.3) | |
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Health supplement | 21 (21.2) | |
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Medication | 13 (13.1) | |
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Hospital and physician | 8 (8.1) | |
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General health | 2 (2.0) | |
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Missing | 21 (21.2) | |
| Frequency of internet use for health informationb | |||
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1-2 times or less per month | 65 (65.7) | |
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1-2 times per week | 11 (11.1) | |
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≥3 times per week | 8 (8.1) | |
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Missing | 15 (15.1) | |
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Have internet access | 103 (65.6) | |
| Location of accessc | |||
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Home | 101 (98.1) | |
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Work | 15 (14.6) | |
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Public library | 5 (4.9) | |
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School | 1 (1) | |
| Have mobile access | 153 (97.5) | ||
| Use text messaging | 110 (70.1) | ||
| Confidence with internet usec | |||
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Not at all, fairly, and somewhat | 63 (61.1) | |
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Very confident | 40 (38.9) | |
| Confidence with text messaging | |||
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Not at all, fairly, and somewhat | 87 (55.4) | |
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Very confident | 47 (29.9) | |
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Missing | 23 (14.6) | |
aMultiple choice.
bWomen who used the internet to obtain health information only (n=99).
cWomen who had access to the internet only (n=103).