Table 2 Frequent use of information sources by parents, stratified by digital media users and non-users
From: Parental digital health information seeking behavior in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Personal contacts | Variables | Print media | Variables | Digital mediaa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Users N = 700 | Non-users N = 69 | Users N = 700 | Non-users N = 69 | Users N = 700 | ||||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
Family | 693 | 59.6 | 68 | 57.3 | Books | 694 | 31.1 | 68 | 25 | Search engines | 696 | 54.9 |
Friends, neighbor, acquaintances | 689 | 49.9 | 66 | 43.9 | Other print media | 649 | 7.9 | 60 | 3.3 | Webpages for parents | 694 | 47 |
Pediatrician | 690 | 31.6 | 68 | 41.2 | Magazines | 686 | 7.1 | 65 | 7.7 | Official webpages of health services or health organizations | 695 | 13.4 |
Other health professionals | 680 | 18.7 | 63 | 23.8 | Newspapers | 686 | 3.1 | 63 | 0 | Webpages of pediatricians or children’s hospitals | 695 | 12.1 |
Telephone consultation of a children’s emergency service or hospital | 682 | 4 | 63 | 6.4 | Apps | 691 | 7.4 | |||||
Telephone consultation of health insurance | 672 | 3.1 | 64 | 3.1 | Social media | 698 | 5.44 | |||||