Research Article
The Internet Use for Health Information Seeking among Ghanaian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Factors considered in seeking online health information.
| | Factor | Ratings | Total | | Not important | Fairly important | Very important | | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Accuracy of information | 1 (1.4) | 175 (40.9) | 247 (57.7) | 428 | | Currency of information | 16 (3.7) | 184 (43.0) | 288 (67.3) | 428 | | Comprehensiveness | 11 (2.6) | 215 (50.0) | 204 (47.4) | 430 | | Ease of understanding | 10 (2.3) | 156 (36.0) | 267 (61.7) | 433 | | Content readability | 3 (.7) | 178 (41.6) | 247 (57.7) | 428 | | Confidentiality | 63 (14.5) | 204 (47.1) | 166 (38.3) | 433 | | Interactivity | 74 (17.1) | 233 (53.8) | 126 (29.1) | 433 | | Quality of links | 33 (7.6) | 220 (50.8) | 180 (41.6) | 433 | | Use of multimedia | 68 (20.6) | 164 (49.7) | 98 (29.7) | 330 | | Appearances | 36 (10.9) | 174 (52.7) | 120 (38.4) | 330 |
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