Health Communication
Volume 31, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 207-216

Sources of Health Information Among Select Asian American Immigrant Groups in New York City (Article)

Islam N.S.* , Patel S. , Wyatt L.C. , Sim S.-C. , Mukherjee-Ratnam R. , Chun K. , Desai B. , Tandon S.D. , Trinh-Shevrin C. , Pollack H. , Kwon S.C.
  • a Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, United States
  • b Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, United States
  • c Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, United States
  • d Research and Evaluation Unit, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, United States
  • e Department of Psychology, SUNY Old Westbury, United States
  • f Korean Community Services of Metro NY, Inc., United States
  • g New York Taxi Workers Alliance, United States
  • h Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine & Center for Community Health, Institute for Public Health and Medicine, United States
  • i Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, United States
  • j Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, United States
  • k Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, United States

Abstract

Health information can potentially mitigate adverse health outcomes among ethnic minority populations, but little research has examined how minorities access health information. The aim of this study was to examine variations in the use of health information sources among Asian American (AA) subgroups and to identify differences in characteristics associated with the use of these sources. We analyzed data from a foreign-born community sample of 219 Asian Indians, 216 Bangladeshis, 484 Chinese, and 464 Koreans living in New York City. Results found that use of health information sources varied by AA subgroup. Print media source use, which included newspapers, magazines, and/or journals, was highest among Chinese (84%), Koreans (75%), and Bangladeshis (80%), while radio was most utilized by Chinese (48%) and Koreans (38%). Television utilization was highest among Bangladeshis (74%) and Koreans (64%). Koreans (52%) and Chinese (40%) were most likely to use the Internet to access health information. Radio use was best explained by older age and longer time lived in the United States, while print media were more utilized by older individuals. Results also highlighted differences in native-language versus non-native-language media sources for health information by subgroup. Media sources can be used as a vehicle to disseminate health information among AAs. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Index Keywords

Information Seeking Behavior information seeking China human middle aged statistics and numerical data Aged Health Surveys Internet ethnology Young Adult Humans migrant psychology New York Asian Americans male Emigrants and Immigrants female Asian American adult New York City age distribution Bangladesh Mass Media mass medium Korea health survey
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84945460263&doi=10.1080%2f10410236.2014.944332&partnerID=40&md5=ff7c9a69d57b632f8016726b4b05f0e0
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2014.944332
ISSN: 10410236
Cited by: 10
Original Language: English