Factors associated with health information-seeking in low-income pregnant women

Women and Health

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 426-442

  Shieh, Carol ^a   Broome, Marion E ^a   Stump, Timothy E ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal health locus of control; Health literacy; Information seeking; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956789087     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2010.506152     Document Type: Article

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