Pragyan Paramita Parija|Poornima Tiwari|Priyanka Sharma|Sunil Saha
Determinants of online health information-seeking behavior: A cross-sectional survey among residents of an urban settlement in Delhi
All India Institute of Medical Sciences|Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital|Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital|Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital
health care rapid proliferation health information internet resulted patients turning digital media first source health information acquiring knowledge present study conducted assess use digital medium medical information resource healthrelated states determine experience perceptions quality reliability information available among participantsthe study done urban settlement delhi among adults use digital media sample 321 selected though convenient sampling information collected semistructured selfadministered pretested questionnaire contained questions sociodemographic profile internet usage awareness digital india bivariate analysis done determine association various sociodemographic variables associated internet usage health informationin present study 882 283321 using internet health information digital media study found younger age group 1830 years literate higher socioeconomic group upper middle population likely access health information via digital media found statistically significantaccess health information digitization improve health literacy among population help promoting preventive aspect health problems disease building blocks build swasth bharat healthy india