Perceived risk and benefits of online health information among parents in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Kartiwi, Mira, Gunawan, Teddy Surya, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: Springer 2021
• Subjects: H61.8 Communication of information; RA Public aspects of medicine; ZA4050 Electronic information resources
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/87082/7/87082_Perceived%20risk%20online%20health%20.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/87082/8/87082_Acceptance%20received%20risk%20online%20health%20.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/87082/19/87082_Perceived%20Risk%20and%20Benefits%20of%20Online%20Health%20Information.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/87082/25/87082_Perceived%20Risk%20and%20Benefits%20of%20Online%20Health%20Information_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/87082/; https://icites2020.ump.edu.my/index.php/en/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

In the last decade, studies show that the use of the Internet to access health-related information is rapidly increasing, despite the questionable quality of health information provided on various online sources. Searching for health related information is often aimed at self-healing or self-improve...