Tabassum H. Laz|Abbey B. Berenson
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Internet Use for Seeking Health Information Among Young Women
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston|The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
examine influence raceethnicity seeking health information internet among women aged 1624 years authors conducted selfadministered survey 3181 women regarding internet use obtaining information reproductive health menstruation contraception pregnancy sexually transmitted infections general health internet authors performed multivariate logistic regression examine association raceethnicity online healthrelated information seeking adjusting covariates racialethnic disparities noted overall internet use use locate health information overall white 927 black 929 women used internet hispanics 675 white women 792 used find health information blacks hispanics 703 743 respectively compared white women blacks hispanics less likely seek information contraception 073 95 ci 058091 075 95 ci 061092 likely seek information pregnancy tests 167 95 ci 128218 140 95 ci 109181 sexually transmitted infections 139 95 ci 111173 125 95 ci 101154 respectively regard general health issuessuch quit smoking lose weight alcoholdrug use mood disorders skin disordersblacks hispanics significantly less likely seek online information whites disparities way women different backgrounds use internet healthrelated information could associated overall health awareness