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increasing utilization internet access healthrelated information believed heighten anxiety trigger cyberchondria due presence conflicting sometimes overly detailed information investigate levels cyberchondria intolerance uncertainty among university students relationship different online health information sources june july 2022 420 university students mean age 215 2 years 54 female participated crosssectional study sociodemographic form uncertainty intolerance scale ius cyberchondria severity scale css used data collection pearson correlation test binary logistic regression analysis used identify factors associated cyberchondria forums private hospitalclinic websites frequently utilized online health information sources governmental websites least mean scores css ius 815 410 respectively significant genderbased difference css ius scores students used newspapersmagazines social media health information significantly higher scores scales cyberchondria negative association age odds ratio 090 positive significant relationship newspapermagazine website use 724 ius score 109 positive moderate correlation css ius scores r 039 p 0001 results underline susceptibility cyberchondria intolerance uncertainty among young adults used less reliable online health information sources highlight promoting online health literacy reduce vulnerabilities need research sociodemographic determinants mental problems