A1 Journal article (refereed)
Ethnic differences in utilization of online health information sources : A test of the social inequality hypotheses (2023)
Rosenberg, D. (2023). Ethnic differences in utilization of online health information sources : A test of the social inequality hypotheses. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, OnlineFirst. https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006221146843
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Rosenberg, Dennis
Journal or series: Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
ISSN: 0961-0006
eISSN: 1741-6477
Publication year: 2023
Publication date: 16/01/2023
Volume: OnlineFirst
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Publication country: United Kingdom
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006221146843
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/85192
Abstract
The goal of the current study was to understand ethnic differences in use of online health information sources. Social stratification and social diversification hypotheses were used as study’s theoretical framework. The data were obtained from the 2017 Israel Social Survey (N = 2166). Multinomial and logistic regression techniques were used for the multivariate analysis. The results suggest that Israeli Arab respondents were less likely than Israeli-born Jewish respondents to seek health information using the Health Funds’ call centers or websites, other websites, and to utilize any number of the online health information sources. The findings provide a strong support for the social stratification hypothesis. The findings imply that members of minority population should be more encouraged to use (public) online health information sources as a means of taking greater responsibility for their health as well as for the health of their communities.
Keywords: Internet; health; health literacy; diversification; social stratification; ethnicity
Free keywords: ethnic differences; health information seeking; health information sources; Internet; social diversification; social stratification
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Reporting Year: 2023
Preliminary JUFO rating: 1
