A profile of the health information seeker in Chile: Introducing the Chilean health information environments (EIS) survey

Peña-y-Lillo, Macarena

doi:10.1002/wmh3.486

World Med & Health Policy

2021

DOI: 10.1002/wmh3.486

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A profile of the health information seeker in Chile: Introducing the Chilean health information environments (EIS) survey

Macarena Peña-y-Lillo

Abstract: In recent years, many countries have sought to assess health information acquisition among their populations. The Health Information Environments (Entornos de Información de Salud; EIS) survey is the first systematic and representative study that addresses access and use of health information in Chile. Modeled after the National Cancer Institute's Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), the survey included measures of general health information acquisition, source trust, and health behaviors, with a… Show more

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“…The article by Pena‐y‐Lillo (2022), “A Profile of the Health Information Seeker in Chile: Introducing the Chilean Health Information Environments (EIS) Survey,” introduces the first wave of the Health Information Environments survey conducted in Chile‐based upon the HINTS research instrument. It is the first national study to examine health information acquisition in Chile.…”

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Addressing challenges to effectively disseminate relevant health information

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2022

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Providing access to relevant, accurate, and timely health information is critically important for promoting public health in local, national, and global contexts, especially when confronting challenging health issues, such as a global pandemic.global health, health communication, health information dissemination Providing access to relevant, accurate, and timely health information is critically important for promoting public health in local, national, and global contexts, especially when confronting challenging health issues, such as a global pandemic. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has shown us how important it is to inform key public audiences about impending health risks and strategies for minimizing these risks. Yet, we have learned (the hard way) during the pandemic that serious information dissemination problems can hamper effective responses to major health threats both within and between many countries.The pandemic has provided a vivid example of how communication efforts must be designed and implemented to promote cooperation and coordination among groups of people and between nations to stop the spread of contagion and to mobilize efforts to care for those who become infected. Sadly, there have been multiple communication missteps with efforts to effectively disseminate needed health information to address the pandemic. Ineffective public communication has led to dangerous societal problems such as underestimating the seriousness of the pandemic, spreading dangerous misinformation that led to confusion and errant responses to the pandemic, and failing to provide sufficient rationale to motivate widespread adoption of important prevention, and control guidelines.Addressing large-scale health issues is often tremendously complex for health-care consumers, providers, and others involved in the modern health-care system. Relevant health information is the most valuable resource for health system participants to help them make sense of health complexities and to enable them to make good decisions about how to best address health problems. Yet, contrary to public understanding, competent health communication must involve intricate strategies to match the communication processes to meet the information needs and preferences of different groups of people who often desperately need relevant information to guide their health decisions and actions. This is why research about the dissemination of health information is important for evaluating the

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From Information Seeking and Scanning to the Practice of Healthy Habits: A Longitudinal Test of the Integrative Model of Behavioral Prediction in the Context of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

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2024

Journal of Health Communication

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Endorsement of HIV-related stigma among men in Ghana: What are the determinants?

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Antabe

2024

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Introduction Stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV (PLHIV) remain a major barrier to effective HIV prevention. Despite the understanding that the creation of a socially inclusive environment for PLHIV is crucial for the promotion of testing, status disclosure, and treatment uptake, HIV stigma persists. Additionally, evidence suggests the endorsement of HIV stigma may be gender specific. Nonetheless, very little is known about the factors influencing men’s discrimination against PLHIV in the Ghanaian context. Guided by the theory of planned behavior, our study fills this void by exploring the factors associated with the endorsement of HIV stigma in Ghana. Methods Utilizing a nationally representative data from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) (N = 7044 men with ages ranging from 15–49 years), and applying logistic regression models, this study examined the factors associated with the endorsement of HIV-related stigma in Ghana. Results The notion that HIV can be transmitted through the sharing of food with PLHIV was significantly associated with increased odds of stigma endorsement against children with HIV (OR = 3.381; P<0.001) and vendors with HIV (OR = 3.00; P<0.001). On the contrary, knowing that a healthy-looking person can have HIV was significantly associated with decreased odds of endorsement of stigma against children living with HIV (OR = 0.505; P<0.001), and vendors living with HIV (OR = 0.573; P<0.001). Likewise, having knowledge of drugs that help PLHIV to live longer, was significantly associated with decreased odds of stigma endorsement against children living with HIV (OR = 0.768; P<0.001), and vendors living with HIV (OR = 0.719; P<0.001). Moreover, participants with higher educational attainment reported lower odds of stigma endorsement against children living with HIV (OR = 0.255; P<0.01), and vendors living with HIV (OR = 0.327; P<0.01). Furthermore, age was significant and inversely associated with the endorsement of HIV stigma against children living with HIV (OR = 0.951; P<0.05), and vendors living with HIV (OR = 0.961; P<0.05). Also, wealth, ethnicity, and the region of residence significantly predicted endorsement of HIV stigma. Conclusion For Ghana to achieve UNAIDS target 95-95-95 by 2030, targeted educational campaigns are necessary to dispel misconceptions about HIV and to promote social inclusion for reducing HIV-related stigma and discrimination in the country.

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A profile of the health information seeker in Chile: Introducing the Chilean health information environments (EIS) survey

Cited by 3 publications

References 30 publications

Addressing challenges to effectively disseminate relevant health information

Addressing challenges to effectively disseminate relevant health information

From Information Seeking and Scanning to the Practice of Healthy Habits: A Longitudinal Test of the Integrative Model of Behavioral Prediction in the Context of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

Endorsement of HIV-related stigma among men in Ghana: What are the determinants?

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