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Cheong, Pauline., Feeley, Thomas. and Dutta-Bergman, Mohan. "Investigating Digital Divide Issues in Online Health Information Seeking: A Population-Based Study" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden International Congress Centre, Dresden, Germany, Jun 16, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p91314_index.html>

Cheong, P. , Feeley, T. H. and Dutta-Bergman, M. J. , 2006-06-16 "Investigating Digital Divide Issues in Online Health Information Seeking: A Population-Based Study" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Dresden International Congress Centre, Dresden, Germany Online <PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p91314_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Increasing numbers of Internet users have turned to the web for online health information in America, yet relatively little research exists on the socio-psychological factors influencing their online health information seeking behaviors beyond initial Internet adoption. This study investigates the primary digital divide regarding Internet adoption and the secondary digital divide relating to Internet use, specifically health information seeking. In particular, the relationships among socio-demographics, health consciousness, Internet adoption, health status, and Internet expertise are examined in a sample of online health information seekers. Data analyses were conducted on 3021 respondents as well as on the subset of 2160 respondents who were self-reported Internet users from the 2003 DDB Needham LifeStyles Database, based on the results of a nationally representative postal-mail survey. Logistic regression was used to analyze the effects of demographics and health consciousness on Internet adoption. Hierarchical multiple regression was used to analyze the unique effects of demographics, health status, health conscientiousness, and Internet expertise on health information seeking. Findings evidenced various primary and secondary digital divide factors that undergird Internet use and online health information seeking. Health care professionals and health communicators should be cognizant of social stratification patterns underlying Internet use and online health seeking behaviors, in their attempt to narrow the health information gaps between the haves and have-nots.

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