Table 2 Sources of health information related to pregnancy (multiple selection)
Sources of health information | Total (n = 302) | Use social media (n = 220) | Do not use social media (n = 82) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Social media (including online communities, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) | 220 | (72.9) | 220 | (100.0) | 0 | (0.00) |
Search engine (including Naver, Daum, and Google) | 220 | (72.9) | 176 | (80.0) | 44 | (53.7) |
Friends | 180 | (59.6) | 138 | (62.7) | 42 | (51.2) |
Health professionals | 149 | (49.3) | 119 | (54.1) | 30 | (36.6) |
Family | 115 | (38.1) | 89 | (40.5) | 26 | (31.7) |
Books and newspapers | 80 | (26.5) | 67 | (30.5) | 13 | (15.9) |
Medical-related websites (such as hospitals, health centers or government portals) | 66 | (21.9) | 49 | (22.3) | 17 | (20.7) |
TV program | 49 | (16.2) | 41 | (18.6) | 8 | (9.8) |
Childcare-related commercial websites (such as baby milk formula companies) | 37 | (12.3) | 31 | (14.1) | 6 | (7.3) |
Others | 3 | (1.0) | 3 | (1.4) | 0 | (0.0) |