Online access by adolescents in Accra
Ghanaian teens' use of the internet for health information
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9786700 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dina L G Borzekowski (0000-0002-6842-2571, Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author), Julius N Fobil (0000-0003-3079-5337, University of Ghana), Kofi O Asante (University of Ghana) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 450-458 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0012-1649.42.3.450 |
| PMID | 16756437 |
| OpenAlex | W2115278625 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 15 |
In developed countries, adolescents go online to find information about health; however, little is known about the online practices of youth from developing countries. This study's purpose was to explore and provide current information, drawn from adolescents living in Ghana's capital city of Accra, on the use of the Internet as a health information source. Using a representative sample of in-school adolescents and a convenience sample of out-of-school adolescents, 778 15- to 18-year-olds completed a detailed media and health information survey. Two-thirds (66%) of the in-school youth and approximately half (54%) of the out-of-school youth had previously gone online. Of all these Internet users, 53% had sought online health information, and this percentage did not differ significantly by gender, age, ethnicity, or even school status. Youth reported great interest, high levels of efficacy, and positive perceptions of online health information. Although more research should be conducted, this study offers exciting data on the potential to deliver, via the Internet, health information to youth in developing countries
Adolescent health · Developing country · Economic growth · Ethnic group · Health care · Health information · Medical education · Political science · Sample (material · The Internet · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · ICT in Developing Communities · Medicine · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Nursing · Psychology
Online Communication and Adolescent Relationships
Health information seeking
Internet usage, access, and supervision among Ghanaian children
Does Digital Literacy Empower Adolescent Girls in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Technologizing Bronfenbrenner
Insults in political comments on GhanaWeb
Mass media constructions of ‘socio-psychological epidemics’ in sub-Saharan Africa
Family Planning Programs for the 21st Century
Adolescents’ Use of the Internet for Sex Education
‘We have the internet in our hands’
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Education of Adolescents during Covid-19 Pandemic, Results from “Come Te La Passi?”—Survey in Bologna, Italy
Exposure to information and communication about HIV/Aids and perceived credibility of information sources among young people in northern Tanzania
Does searching online for vaccination information affect vaccination coverage? Evidence from Sub-Saharan African countries
Risk factors and psychosocial characteristics of potential problematic and problematic internet use among adolescents
A Cross-sectional Survey of HIV Transmission and Behavior among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Different Areas of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
The Internet as a source of reproductive health information among adolescent girls in an urban city in Nigeria
Challenges Confronting Rural Dwellers in Accessing Health Information in Ghana
Improving Low-Income Teen Health Behaviors with Internet-Linked Clinic Interventions
Towards a digital adolescent society? The social structure of the Icelandic adolescent blogosphere
EHealth literacy of late adolescents
Accounting for – and owning up to – the messiness in cross-cultural/linguistic qualitative research
Parental education and children's online health information seeking
Effectiveness of web-based education on Kenyan and Brazilian adolescents' knowledge about HIV/Aids, abortion law, and emergency contraception
The use of social media among adolescents in Dar es Salaam and Mtwara, Tanzania
Sexual Behaviour and Contraception Among Unmarried Adolescents and Young Adults in Greater Accra and Eastern Regions of Ghana
The Nutrition Transition in the Developing World
The search for peer advice in cyberspace
Predictors of Internet Use
Adolescent Internet use
Health transition review
Health information-seeking behaviour in adolescence
| Citations per year | 1.26 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2024 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |