A Profile of Non-Seekers of Health Information Among the United States Foreign-Born Population
This study attempted to uncover the characteristics of health information non-seekers among the United States foreign-born population and identify potential predictors of their non-seeking behavior. The trends of foreign-born health information nonseekers over the past twelve years were also examine...
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doaj-70eb32119deb48fb9a801a46a392d44b2020-11-25T02:54:29ZengKorea Institute of Science and Technology InformationJournal of Information Science Theory and Practice2287-90992287-45772020-03-0181687810.1633/JISTaP.2019.8.1.6A Profile of Non-Seekers of Health Information Among the United States Foreign-Born PopulationKim, Soojung0Huang, Hong1Yoon, JungWon2Jeonbuk National UniversityUniversity of South FloridaUniversity of South FloridaThis study attempted to uncover the characteristics of health information non-seekers among the United States foreign-born population and identify potential predictors of their non-seeking behavior. The trends of foreign-born health information nonseekers over the past twelve years were also examined. Statistical analysis was conducted with two sets of Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data: HINTS 2 (2005) and HINTS 5 Cycle 1 (2017) datasets. It was found that foreign-born nonseekers differ from foreign-born seekers in terms of a variety of variables including education, income, English proficiency, the uses of Internet and social media, ownership of digital devices, ownership of health insurance, perceived health status, and level of trust in health information sources. Among them, education, Internet use, and trust in online health information were identified as predictors of the foreign-born population's non-seeking of health information. In addition, three variables - race/ethnicity, age, and place of accessing the Internet - which were significant factors in the 2005 dataset, were no longer significant in the 2017 dataset, implying the possible influence of smartphones that reduces Internet accessibility gaps among different racial/ethnic and age groups. health information national trends survey (hints)health information behaviorsforeign-born populationhealth information non-seeker |
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A Profile of Non-Seekers of Health Information Among the United States Foreign-Born Population |
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A Profile of Non-Seekers of Health Information Among the United States Foreign-Born Population |
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A Profile of Non-Seekers of Health Information Among the United States Foreign-Born Population |
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Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information |
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Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice |
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2287-9099 2287-4577 |
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This study attempted to uncover the characteristics of health information non-seekers among the United States foreign-born population and identify potential predictors of their non-seeking behavior. The trends of foreign-born health information nonseekers over the past twelve years were also examined. Statistical analysis was conducted with two sets of Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) data: HINTS 2 (2005) and HINTS 5 Cycle 1 (2017) datasets. It was found that foreign-born nonseekers differ from foreign-born seekers in terms of a variety of variables including education, income, English proficiency, the uses of Internet and social media, ownership of digital devices, ownership of health insurance, perceived health status, and level of trust in health information sources. Among them, education, Internet use, and trust in online health information were identified as predictors of the foreign-born population's non-seeking of health information. In addition, three variables - race/ethnicity, age, and place of accessing the Internet - which were significant factors in the 2005 dataset, were no longer significant in the 2017 dataset, implying the possible influence of smartphones that reduces Internet accessibility gaps among different racial/ethnic and age groups. |
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