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Association Between Health Information Seeking Behaviour And Health Literacy Among People With Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-sectional Study

Author(s) Nadia binti Amirudin, Noorhayati binti Kassim, Rosnani binti Kassim, Siti Nurhanim binti Mohamed Aimanan, Nurashma binti Juatan
Country Malaysia
Abstract This paper investigated the association between health information-seeking behaviour and health literacy among type 2 diabetes patients in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan. This cross-sectional study involved 999 patients with type 2 diabetes who were recruited by nurses at outpatient primary health care clinics in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan with multi-stage random sampling to answer a validated Health Information Seeking Behavior Self-administered Questionnaire (SAQ). Besides descriptive analysis and correlation, one-way ANOVA and independent sample t-tests were conducted using IBM SPSS version 26. The result showed the most preferred sources of health information among the participants were doctors, followed by family members and friends. Most of them were looking for information on diabetes complications (92.1%), balanced diet (91.9%), and prevention of diabetes complications (91.8%). In terms of obstacles in accessing health information related to diabetes, some of them reported poor internet proficiency (48.4%) and difficulty in understanding complex medical terms (25.8%) or foreign language (16.3%). The primary motivations for seeking health information were to ensure proper management and control of their condition (81.4%) and to gain a better understanding of diabetes management (80.7%). Malay and female patients were more active in seeking information. Newly diagnosed patients within 1-5 years were more active in seeking information than those with diabetes for more than ten years. In conclusion, the relationship between health information-seeking behaviour and health literacy is crucial for maintaining and improving overall health, especially among type 2 diabetes patients. Enhancing health information-seeking activities among the target population can elevate the health literacy level of patients.
Keywords Diabetes Type 2, Health Information-Seeking Behaviour, Health Literacy
Published In Volume 7, Issue 1, January-February 2025
Published On 2025-02-02
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