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The Use of Social Media for Preconception Information and Pregnancy Planning among Young Women
Young women of reproductive age (18–25 years) often seek and engage with health-related information via social media. However, the extent to which this population group seek preconception and pregnancy-related information has not been explored. Therefore, this study aimed to: (1) examine the proport...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8123806/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33925520 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10091892 |
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description | Young women of reproductive age (18–25 years) often seek and engage with health-related information via social media. However, the extent to which this population group seek preconception and pregnancy-related information has not been explored. Therefore, this study aimed to: (1) examine the proportion, type, and frequency of social media use to seek general health, preconception, and pregnancy-related information or advice among young women; and (2) explore the relationship between age, education status, relationship status, and planning a pregnancy on social media use for preconception and pregnancy-related health information. Ninety-one Australian women aged 18–25 years completed an online survey about their patterns and preferences of social media use for this information. Forty percent of women used social media for general health information (most often daily), 32% for preconception health advice (most commonly weekly), and 20% for pregnancy-related information (most often weekly), with Facebook the most frequently used platform. Planning a pregnancy within the next 5 years and younger age were associated with greater likelihood of using social media for such information. It is necessary that social media platforms are leveraged to disseminate preconception and pregnancy planning health advice, support, and education to provide better health promotion and preventive care to young women. |
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spelling | pubmed-81238062021-05-16 The Use of Social Media for Preconception Information and Pregnancy Planning among Young Women Skouteris, Helen Savaglio, Melissa J Clin Med Article Young women of reproductive age (18–25 years) often seek and engage with health-related information via social media. However, the extent to which this population group seek preconception and pregnancy-related information has not been explored. Therefore, this study aimed to: (1) examine the proportion, type, and frequency of social media use to seek general health, preconception, and pregnancy-related information or advice among young women; and (2) explore the relationship between age, education status, relationship status, and planning a pregnancy on social media use for preconception and pregnancy-related health information. Ninety-one Australian women aged 18–25 years completed an online survey about their patterns and preferences of social media use for this information. Forty percent of women used social media for general health information (most often daily), 32% for preconception health advice (most commonly weekly), and 20% for pregnancy-related information (most often weekly), with Facebook the most frequently used platform. Planning a pregnancy within the next 5 years and younger age were associated with greater likelihood of using social media for such information. It is necessary that social media platforms are leveraged to disseminate preconception and pregnancy planning health advice, support, and education to provide better health promotion and preventive care to young women. MDPI 2021-04-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8123806/ /pubmed/33925520 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10091892 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Skouteris, Helen Savaglio, Melissa The Use of Social Media for Preconception Information and Pregnancy Planning among Young Women |
title | The Use of Social Media for Preconception Information and Pregnancy Planning among Young Women |
title_full | The Use of Social Media for Preconception Information and Pregnancy Planning among Young Women |
title_fullStr | The Use of Social Media for Preconception Information and Pregnancy Planning among Young Women |
title_full_unstemmed | The Use of Social Media for Preconception Information and Pregnancy Planning among Young Women |
title_short | The Use of Social Media for Preconception Information and Pregnancy Planning among Young Women |
title_sort | use of social media for preconception information and pregnancy planning among young women |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8123806/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33925520 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10091892 |
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