| Title |
A Prompt to the Web: The Media and Health Information Seeking Behaviour
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0034314 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Marie-Clare B. Hogue, Evan Doran, David A. Henry |
| Abstract |
OBJECTIVE, DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: The objective was to investigate media influence on consumers' health related behaviours. A cross-sectional survey of randomly selected adults (18+ years) residing in the Hunter Region of New South Wales Australia was conducted. The sample was selected using a combination of the white pages and random digit dialling. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 10 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 40% |
| Canada | 4 | 40% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 90% |
| Scientists | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 116 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 108 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 18 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 28 | 24% |
| Unknown | 21 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 23% |
| Social Sciences | 20 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 8% |
| Computer Science | 7 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 20 | 17% |
| Unknown | 28 | 24% |