Demands for Health Education through Internet in Middle and High School Students.
10.12701/yujm.2004.21.1.23
- Author:
Pock Soo KANG
1
;
Yeun Hwa CHOI
;
Kyeong Soo LEE
;
Tae Yoon HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. pskang@med.yu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Students. Health education;
Internet
- MeSH:
Contraception;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Education;
Electronic Mail;
Family Planning Services;
Female;
Growth and Development;
Gyeongsangbuk-do;
Health Education*;
Humans;
Internet*;
Life Style;
Male;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
2004;21(1):23-39
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: It is important to provide health education to students to ensure a healthy life. Using the internet for health education may be a way to overcome the practical barriers to health education such as time and content. This study was conducted to investigate the demands for health education using the internet. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Six hundreds and twenty-four and male female students in middle and high schools, who lived on Gyeongju-si and Seongju-gun in Gyeongsangbuk-do province, were interviewed by means of structured questionnaires, from March 5 to March 28, 2003. RESULTS: More than 90% of the subjects had their own computers, and nearly 38% of those possessing their own computers had accessed internet sites related to health and medicine. Middle school students and in particular, female students were more desirous for health education through e-mail. Regarding content, the three major topics which the respondents wanted to learn about were healthy lifestyles, growth and development, and disease prevention. In terms of the interval for providing educational materials, over half of the students wanted information once a week. Most of the students wanted to have the quantity of the material be one page. In addition, there were numerous additional topics requested by the students such as sleep and health, contraception and family planning, safety education, cancer prevention, emotional instability of juveniles, the utilization of medical care facilities, stress management, etc. CONCLUSION: The students had a desire for health education through the use of e-mail, and methods and materials should be developed for appropriate health education using the internet.
