Table 3 Use of information sources by health care vs. non health care students

Search engines

1.37 [1.27, 1.48]

1.36 [1.29, 1.44]

0.45 (437}

−0.13,0.13

Websites of public bodies

1.50 [1.40, 1.60]

1.77 [1.66,1.87]

3.56 (437)

0.12, 0.41

Wikipedia and online encyclopaedias

2.80 [2.65,2.93]

2.96 [2.84,3.08]

1.67 (437)

−0.03, 0.35

Social networking sites

2.36 [2.19,2.52]

2.42 [2.28,2.55]

0.53 (437)

−0.15, 0.27

YouTube

2.60 [2.43,2.76]

2.71 [2.57,2.86]

1.05 (437)

−0.11, 0.34

Blogs on health topics

2.95 [2.81,3.09]

3.29 [3.17, 3.39]

3.74 (437)

0.16, 0.51

Guidebook communities

3.36 [3.23,3.48]

3.40 [3.29,3.48]

0.48 (379)

−0.12, 0.19

Health portals

1.69 [1.57,1.81]

2.02 [1.90,2.13]

3.89 (437)

0.16, 0.50

Websites of doctors or health insurance companies

3.02 [2.86,3.17]

3.27 [3.15,3.37]

2.63 (437)

0.63, 0.44

News portals

2.04 [1.90,2.16]

2.11 [2.00,2.23]

0.81 (437)

−0.10, 0.24