ArticlePloS one2022
Healthy lifestyle during pregnancy: Uncovering the role of online health information seeking experience.
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- Healthy behavior of pregnant women: review and integrated model conceptualization.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- Health literacy interventions for pregnant women with limited language proficiency in the country they live in: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Healthy Lifestyle Practices, Online Health Information-Seeking Behaviors, and Internet Usage Among Pregnant Women: Multigroup Structural Equation Modeling Approach.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2026Article
- Development of the cyberchondria severity scale in pregnancy (CSS-P).BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Psychosocial Perceptions and Health Behaviors Related to Lifestyle During Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Local Community of Albania.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Online Health Information Needs of Pregnant Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Scoping Review.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2026Review
- Predicting the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile of Pregnant Women Based on Their Health Literacy Levels: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing open · 2025Article
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- Utilization of the internet for physical activity and diet information and its influence on pregnant women's lifestyle habits in Qatar.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
In the new era, many people seek their health-related information through the Internet due to the increasing access to this technology. Searching online health information can affect the health behavior. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between online health information-seeking behavior and a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy in a sample of Iranian pregnant women. This cross-sectional study was conducted among pregnant women admitted to health centers of Eghlid city, Fars province, Iran in 2019. A total of 193 women participated in the study. The required data were gathered using two validated questionnaires to measure the online health information-seeking behavior and the healthy lifestyle practices of the participants. The collected data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation coefficient using SPSS version 22. Online health information experience and its subscales showed no statistical correlation with a healthy lifestyle. Age and education did not correlate with online health information-seeking behavior. Age had a statistical correlation with a healthy lifestyle, but education had the same correlation only with some subscales of a healthy lifestyle. The findings were surprising, suggesting that online health information-seeking behavior does not affect the lifestyle of pregnant women. These finding and probable explanations are discussed, but due to the limited literature on the subject, further studies are recommended to be conducted.
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