Authors
Fabrizio Bert, Maria Rosaria Gualano, Silvio Brusaferro, Elisabetta De Vito, Chiara De Waure, Giuseppe La Torre, Lamberto Manzoli, Gabriele Messina, Tullia Todros, Maria Valeria Torregrossa, Roberta Siliquini
Publication date
2013/12/1
Journal
J Epidemiol Community Health
Volume
67
Issue
12
Pages
1013-1018
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
Description
Background
Our study aimed to estimate the prevalence of pregnancy e-health seekers in a large Italian sample; to explore the factors influencing the choices of the childbearing women regarding their lifestyles after internet consultation; and finally to investigate potential differences between primiparous and multiparous women in internet use to find information about pregnancy.
Methods
A multicentre survey was carried out in seven Italian cities. Data were collected through a validated questionnaire administered in waiting rooms of outpatient departments by medical doctors. Respondents were questioned about their sociodemographic status, their use of the internet to seek pregnancy information and their consequent choices to modify their lifestyles. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression.
Results
Almost all women were pregnancy e-health seekers (95%), including those who …
Scholar articles
F Bert, MR Gualano, S Brusaferro, E De Vito… - J Epidemiol Community Health, 2013