How Do Qataris Source Health Information?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Qatar is experiencing rapid population expansion with increasing demands on healthcare services for both acute and chronic conditions. Sourcing accurate information about health conditions is crucial, yet the methods used for sourcing health information in Qatar are currently unknown. Gaining a better understanding of the sources the Qatari population use to recognize and manage health and/or disease will help to develop strategies to educate individuals about existing and emerging health problems.

Objective

To investigate the methods used by the Qatari population to source health information. We hypothesized that the Internet would be a key service used to access health information by the Qatari population.

Methods

A researcher-led questionnaire was used t

SUBMITTER: Choudhury SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5104325 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature