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89% of Mexican Internet users use the network for medical consultations, only 40% verified data
Antimio Cruz | Academy
Thursday January 6, 2011 | Creation Time: 23:07 | Last updated: 00:45
Queries. Mexico is the fourth country to do this type of consultation, after Russia, China and India. Photo:
89% of Mexican adults who use the Internet is one of their reasons for consultation information on diseases, preventive medicine and health, according to a survey of habits in Internet use in 12 countries, conducted by British insurance company BUPA.
The study, involving 12 000 adults in several countries studied, indicates that only 40% of respondents in Mexico verifies that the health information you read on the Internet has serious science and 40% of Internet users read Mexican health issues have to do an consultation with their physician via email. There are three countries over Mexico in the percentage of citizens who researches health issues on the Internet: Russia (96%), China (92%) and India (90%).
The study also reports that, worldwide, the highest number of consultations on health issues occurring in the month of January, possibly attributable to the interest of people to start the new year with better health care.
Founded in 1947, BUPA is an insurance company with a presence in over 100 countries, including Mexico. Research released by the company bears the name Pulse Health Research 2010. The company that was responsible for raising the Ipsos MORI survey is called and interviewed adults in Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Britain, India, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain and the United States.
OTHER ITEMS. The results focus in Mexico is noteworthy that 76 percent of respondents said they have used the Internet for more information about a drug and 40% had investigated a hospital or clinic.
After obtaining the results, the company BUPA requested an analysis of the same researchers from the London School of Economics (London School of Economics), who argued that a clear trend that will increasingly online health information and more ways to access it than ever before.
However, he says that much of that content will not sound medical basis for which people come into a fight to see who they can trust.
David McDaid, senior research member, LSE said: "The new technologies are helping more people around the world know more about their health and make better informed decisions. However, people need to ensure that the information they find makes them feel better, not worse.
To check online sources, look for a quality brand, check the "about us" web sites and see when was the last update of the information.
Other interesting findings were that the French are the least seek health information (59%), whereas women are more likely (86%) to use the Internet for health issues than men (77%) that second most popular use of internet for health is to do a self-diagnosis of a disease (46%) and 39% use the Internet to find the experience of other patients in a medical condition.
Spanish to English Translation
89% of Mexican Internet users use the network for medical consultations, only 40% verified data
Antimio Cruz | Academy
Thursday January 6, 2011 | Creation Time: 23:07 | Last updated: 00:45
Queries. Mexico is the fourth country to do this type of consultation, after Russia, China and India. Photo:
89% of Mexican adults who use the Internet is one of their reasons for consultation information on diseases, preventive medicine and health, according to a survey of habits in Internet use in 12 countries, conducted by British insurance company BUPA.
The study, involving 12 000 adults in several countries studied, indicates that only 40% of respondents in Mexico verifies that the health information you read on the Internet has serious science and 40% of Internet users read Mexican health issues have to do an consultation with their physician via email. There are three countries over Mexico in the percentage of citizens who researches health issues on the Internet: Russia (96%), China (92%) and India (90%).
The study also reports that, worldwide, the highest number of consultations on health issues occurring in the month of January, possibly attributable to the interest of people to start the new year with better health care.
Founded in 1947, BUPA is an insurance company with a presence in over 100 countries, including Mexico. Research released by the company bears the name Pulse Health Research 2010. The company that was responsible for raising the Ipsos MORI survey is called and interviewed adults in Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Britain, India, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain and the United States.
OTHER ITEMS. The results focus in Mexico is noteworthy that 76 percent of respondents said they have used the Internet for more information about a drug and 40% had investigated a hospital or clinic.
After obtaining the results, the company BUPA requested an analysis of the same researchers from the London School of Economics (London School of Economics), who argued that a clear trend that will increasingly online health information and more ways to access it than ever before.
However, he says that much of that content will not sound medical basis for which people come into a fight to see who they can trust.
David McDaid, senior research member, LSE said: "The new technologies are helping more people around the world know more about their health and make better informed decisions. However, people need to ensure that the information they find makes them feel better, not worse.
To check online sources, look for a quality brand, check the "about us" web sites and see when was the last update of the information.
Other interesting findings were that the French are the least seek health information (59%), whereas women are more likely (86%) to use the Internet for health issues than men (77%) that second most popular use of internet for health is to do a self-diagnosis of a disease (46%) and 39% use the Internet to find the experience of other patients in a medical condition.