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Fascinating or dull? Female students' attitudes towards STEM subjects and careers
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especially covid19 pandemic parents expected understand increasingly sophisticated information health issues healthcare systems access online resources part caregiving role yet little known parents online digital technology use digital health literacy skill study aimed investigate parents digital technology use selfreported digital health literacy skill demographic information potential factors influencing use digital technologies online survey utilizing convenience sampling administered new parents covid19 pandemic inquired demographic information digital technology use digital health literacy skills within ontario canada total 151 individuals responded survey primarily mothers 80 selfreported white 72 welleducated 86 heterosexual 86 females 85 incomes 10000 per year 48 participants reported consistent persistent online activity related parenting role mostly via mobile smartphone devices 92 participants moderate high digital health literacy skills greater canadian national average almost half participants reported negative health wellbeing consequences digital online behaviours significant relationships technology use digital health literacy skill demographic variables covid19 pandemic reinforced need importance effective equitable digital health services important opportunities exist within clinical practice among parenting groups proactively address physical mental health implications digital parenting practices equally important opportunities insert clinical workflow inquiry parents online informationseeking behaviours include digital health literacy part prenatalpostnatal health education initiatives