Table 1 Summary of the main variables (n = 811).
From: Use of the internet as a source of health information by Spanish adolescents
N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 373 (46%), |
Female | 438 (54,1%) | |
Perceived health | Very good | 213 (26.3%) |
Good | 521 (64.4%) | |
Not so good-Bad/very bad | 75 (9.3%) | |
General use of the Internet | No | 97 (12%) |
Yes | 713 (88%) | |
Frequency of use of the Internet | Daily/A few times a week | 410 (57.5%) |
A few times a month | 276 (38.7%) | |
A few times a year-Never | 27 (3.8%) | |
Do you search for health information on the Internet? | No | 359 (44.3%) |
Yes | 451 (55.7%) | |
Frequency of health information searches on the Internet | Daily/A few times a week | 88 (19.4%) |
A few times a month | 249 (54.8%) | |
A few times a year - Never | 117 (25.7%) | |
Do you think your QOL would improve if you had more health information? | No | 63(7.8%) |
Yes | 580(72%) | |
Do not know | 162(20.1%) | |
Problems when looking for health information on the Internet (choose one) | Do not know good sites | 239 (54.8%) |
Lack of search skills | 101 (23.2%) | |
No Internet at home | 24 (5.5%) | |
Not interested in the subject | 15 (3.4%) | |
No confidence/no search/Other | 57 (13.1%) | |
What sources do you use to find health information? (mark all) | Family and friends | 456 (56.4%) |
Magazines, newspapers | 357 (44.2%) | |
Books/medical encyclopaedias | 179 (22.2%) | |
Television | 348 (43.1%) | |
Radio | 29 (3.6%) | |
Internet | 424 (52.5%) | |
Doctors, nurses | 488 (60.4%) | |
Chemists | 177 (21.9%) | |
None | 54 (6.7%) | |
Why do you search health information on the Internet (choose one) | Easy | 158 (36.9%) |
Lots of information | 93 (21.7%) | |
Fast information | 63 (14.7%) | |
Confidential search | 45 (10.5%) | |
See different opinions | 34 (7.9%) | |
Free information | 24 (5.6%) | |
Other | 11 (2.6%) | |
Median (DS) | ||
Age (in years) | 17 (1.01) | |
Visits to the doctor during the previous year | 2 (3.92) |