ArticlePloS one2011
Race, ethnicity, language, social class, and health communication inequalities: a nationally-representative cross-sectional study.
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90 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 185 citations in OpenAlex.
- What have we learned about communication inequalities during the H1N1 pandemic: a systematic review of the literature.BMC public health · 2014Pooled it
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- A cross-sectional study of barriers to personal health record use among patients attending a safety-net clinic.PloS one · 2012Trial
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- Digital inequality and neighborhood divides in online social networks in Chicago.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Factors Impacting Chinese Older Adults' Intention to Prevent COVID-19 in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Era: Survey Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Digital Communication Inequalities Among U.S. Adults Reporting Current Cigarette Use.American journal of preventive medicine · 2024Article
- Colorectal cancer screening disparities in Asian Americans: the influences of patient-provider communication and social media use.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2023Article
- Using World Cafés to engage an Australian culturally and linguistically diverse community around human papillomavirus vaccination.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Article
- Preferred Language Mediates Association Between Race, Ethnicity, and Delayed Presentation in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19.Critical care explorations · 2023Article
- Communication inequalities and health disparities among vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic - a scoping review of qualitative and quantitative evidence.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Health Insurance Ad Messages Targeted to English- and Spanish-Speaking Populations in a Period of Limited Federal Investment in Marketplace Outreach.Medical care research and review : MCRR · 2022Article
- The role of psychosocial variables in breast self-examination practice: Results from focus group discussions in Surabaya, Indonesia.Psycho-oncology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhile mass media communications can be an important source of health information, there are substantial social disparities in health knowledge that may be related to media use. The purpose of this study is to investigate how the use of cancer-related health communications is patterned by race, ethnicity, language, and social class. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL
findingsIn a nationally-representative cross-sectional telephone survey, 5,187 U.S. adults provided information about demographic characteristics, cancer information seeking, and attention to and trust in health information from television, radio, newspaper, magazines, and the Internet. Cancer information seeking was lowest among Spanish-speaking Hispanics (odds ratio: 0.42; 95% confidence interval: 0.28-0.63) compared to non-Hispanic whites. Spanish-speaking Hispanics were more likely than non-Hispanic whites to pay attention to (odds ratio: 3.10; 95% confidence interval: 2.07-4.66) and trust (odds ratio: 2.61; 95% confidence interval: 1.53-4.47) health messages from the radio. Non-Hispanic blacks were more likely than non-Hispanic whites to pay attention to (odds ratio: 2.39; 95% confidence interval: 1.88-3.04) and trust (odds ratio: 2.16; 95% confidence interval: 1.61-2.90) health messages on television. Those who were college graduates tended to pay more attention to health information from newspapers (odds ratio: 1.98; 95% confidence interval: 1.42-2.75), magazines (odds ratio: 1.86; 95% confidence interval: 1.32-2.60), and the Internet (odds ratio: 4.74; 95% confidence interval: 2.70-8.31) and had less trust in cancer-related health information from television (odds ratio: 0.44; 95% confidence interval: 0.32-0.62) and radio (odds ratio: 0.54; 95% confidence interval: 0.34-0.86) compared to those who were not high school graduates. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Health media use is patterned by race, ethnicity, language and social class. Providing greater access to and enhancing the quality of health media by taking into account factors associated with social determinants may contribute to addressing social disparities in health.
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