Beyond access: barriers to internet health information seeking among the urban poor | Zendy

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Beyond access: barriers to internet health information seeking among the urban poor

Author(s) -

Rachel McCloud,

Cassandra A. Okechukwu,

Glorian Sorensen,

Kasisomayajula Viswanath

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of the american medical informatics association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.614

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1527-974X

pISSN - 1067-5027

DOI - 10.1093/jamia/ocv204

Subject(s) - the internet , digital divide , information seeking , internet access , socioeconomic status , internet privacy , health information , medicine , psychology , computer science , environmental health , health care , population , world wide web , political science , library science , law

Communication inequalities deepen health disparities even when internet access is achieved. The goal of this study is to understand how a range of barriers may inhibit individuals from low socioeconomic position (SEP) from engaging with online health information even when it is freely available.

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