“Health disparities are inequalities in the quality of health and health care across ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic groups. This article focuses on the health disparities of African Americans and identifies several consumer health Internet resources.”
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Susan Mongold, Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, Volume: 12 Issue: 3, 251 - 260, DOI: 10.1080/15398280802143715
Tagged: ethnicity, health information and internet
; posted on Monday, September 8th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
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“We conducted a national public opinion survey of adults aged 18 years or older in the continental US to determine their use of health Websites. Of the 928 individuals contacted, 868 (94%) reported their race/ethnicity. More non-Hispanic Whites reported using the Internet (34%) than African Americans (31%) and Hispanics (20%). We used logistic regression to estimate adjusted odds ratios describing the relationship between Website usage and covariates across the racial/ethnic subgroups. Whereas better perceived health was associated with greater Website use among Hispanics and Whites, stronger health literacy was associated with greater use among Hispanics. No African American or Hispanic respondent aged 65 years or older reported going online. The relationship between education and use was more than twice as strong for African Americans and Hispanics than other groups. That some minority groups are less likely to use the World Wide Web for health information may further compound existing disparities. One place where this problem may be addressed is in the nation’s schools.”
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Miller, E.A.; West, D.M.; Wasserman, M., Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, Volume 13, Number 6
Tagged: ethnicity, information and web
; posted on Tuesday, September 4th, 2007 at 6:38 pm
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