Stefan Ek
Gender differences in health information behaviour: a Finnish population-based survey
Åbo Akademi University|University of Oulu
narrowing gaps health outcomes including men women pronounced goal agenda finnish health authorities since mid1980s still huge gap favour women comes life expectancy birth peoples health information behaviour people seek obtain evaluate categorize use relevant healthrelated information perform desired health behaviours critical prerequisite appropriate consistent performances behaviours respect gender noted men often unwilling lack motivation engage healthrelated information purpose study investigate gender affects health information behaviour finnish population aged 1865 years survey data collected via questionnaire posted representative cross section consisting 1500 finnish citizens statistical analysis consists anova ftests fishers exact tests results show women interested reported much active seeking healthrelated information paid attention potential worldwide pandemics much attentive goods purchase everyday life affect health men women also reported receiving far informal healthrelated information close family members kin friendsworkmates men thus succeed public health promotion interventions measures taken much sensitive gender gap health information behaviour