Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 263-271

Sources of health information among Vietnamese American men (Article)

Woodall E.D.* , Taylor V.M. , Yasui Y. , Ngo-Metzger Q. , Burke N. , Thai H. , Jackson J.C.
  • a Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, PO Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, United States
  • b Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, PO Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, United States, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
  • c Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta., Canada
  • d Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, University of California Irvine, College of Medicine, Irvine, CA, United States
  • e Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States
  • f Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, United States
  • g Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, United States, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States

Abstract

Vietnamese American men face multiple health disparities compared to white men. Our study objective was to determine the sources of health information used by Vietnamese men in the United States. A population-based, in-person survey was conducted among Vietnamese men in Seattle during 2002. Our survey was completed by 509 Vietnamese men (79% response rate). The most commonly reported sources of health information included Vietnamese newspapers/magazines (73%), Vietnamese and English language television (64% and 67%, respectively), Vietnamese radio (51%), and friends and family members (51% and 63%, respectively). We found that sources of health information varied significantly among sociodemographic subgroups of the Vietnamese male population. Sources of health information among Vietnamese American men differ considerably from other racial/ethnic groups. Research findings should be used to guide the development of health education interventions for Vietnamese men and subgroups within the Vietnamese male population. © Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2006.

Author Keywords

Vietnamese Americans Sources of health information Health education Asian Americans

Index Keywords

statistical analysis human Self Report access to information controlled study priority journal geographic distribution statistical significance Confidence interval United States male Asian American Viet Nam population distribution medical information system Article adult health education human experiment mass medium health survey
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33745342001&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-006-9331-0&partnerID=40&md5=83b953dfbd0451c7f0275b44f552a103
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-006-9331-0
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 15
Original Language: English