Evaluation Results of the Use of Modern Internet Sources by the Students of Vocational Education Institutions for the Formation of Health Awareness

Abstract

The aim: Is toevaluate students’ use of online tools to obtain information on health and healthy lifestyle. Materials and methods: A sociological survey was conducted among 1,563 students of vocational education institutions in Transcarpathian region, using a specially designed questionnaire on the use of information and communication channels to inform about health and healthy lifestyle. Results: It was found that a large proportion of students of vocational education institutions (71.8 ± 2.2%) spend more than 2 hours a day browsing Internet resources, which makes it possible to use these information and communication channels to inform about health and healthy lifestyle. The most relevant sources of information about health for young people are social networks Facebook (58.3±2.4%) and Instagram (56.7±2.5%), webpages of famous doctors (34.9±2.4%) and official websites of health care institutions (32.4±2.3%). Conclusions: Effective use of modern information and communication channels for health promotion among students aged 15-18 is possible taking into account the preferences of the target group, their features, reliable information content.