Fatemeh Khademian|Mahsa Roozrokh Arshadi Montazer|Azam Aslani
Web-based health Information Seeking and eHealth Literacy among College students. A Self-report study
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
objective study aimed assess webbased health information seeking ehealth literacy among iranian college students methods study conducted five colleges shiraz university medical sciences iran 2018 data collected researchermade questionnaire consisting seven questions 4point likerttype scale scores ranging 7 28 questions know use internet answer questions health think enough information healthrelated issues internet know vocabulary used health issues internet tell highquality health resources lowquality health resources internet know use health information find internet help feel confident using information internet make health decisions searching healthrelated information internet increase knowledge field high ehealth literacy level defined total mean score low ehealth literacy level defined lower total mean score results 386 college students participated study results showed mean score ehealth literacy 1911 28 205 participants 544 low ehealth literacy addition students used internet search information regarding diseases symptoms 70 physical illnesses 671 existing treatments 65 diagnosis 631 conclusion results showed participants study usually searched illnesses symptoms treatments got sick paid little attention aspects related integral healthhow cite article khademian f roozrokh aslani webbased health information seeking ehealth literacy among college students selfreport study invest educ enferm 2020 381e08