Sources of health information among U.S. cancer survivors: results from the health information national trends survey (HINTS)

Inimfon Jackson; Ikponmwosa Osaghae; Nnenna Ananaba; Aniekeme Etuk; Nsikak Jackson; Onyema G Chido-Amajuoyi; Inimfon Jackson; Ikponmwosa Osaghae; Nnenna Ananaba; Aniekeme Etuk; Nsikak Jackson; Onyema G Chido-Amajuoyi

doi:10.3934/publichealth.2020031

AIMS Public Health

2020, Volume 7, Issue 2: 363-379. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2020031

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Sources of health information among U.S. cancer survivors: results from the health information national trends survey (HINTS)

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Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Department of Management, Policy and Community Health, University of Texas School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Department of Epidemiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

Received: 20 April 2020 Accepted: 10 June 2020 Published: 12 June 2020

- cancer,
- cancer survivorship,
- health information source,
- health information-seeking,
- health communication
Citation: Inimfon Jackson, Ikponmwosa Osaghae, Nnenna Ananaba, Aniekeme Etuk, Nsikak Jackson, Onyema G Chido-Amajuoyi. Sources of health information among U.S. cancer survivors: results from the health information national trends survey (HINTS)[J]. AIMS Public Health, 2020, 7(2): 363-379. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2020031

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Abbreviation HINTS: Health Information National Trends Survey; OCS: Office of cancer survivorship; VIF: Variance inflation factor; NHW: Non-Hispanic white; NHB: Non-Hispanic black;
Acknowledgments

This research was supported by the Susan G. Komen Graduate Training and Disparities Research Program (GTDR17497435) and a Cancer Prevention Fellowship award supported by the Mrs. Harry Weiss Cancer Research Fund and the Laura and John Arnold Foundation.

Ethical approval

This article does not contain any studies with human participants performed by any of the authors.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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