title: Sources of health information among Vietnamese American men.
abstract: Vietnamese American men face multiple health disparities compared to white men. Our study objective was to determine the sources of health information used by Vietnamese men in the United States. A population-based, in-person survey was conducted among Vietnamese men in Seattle during 2002. Our survey was completed by 509 Vietnamese men (79% response rate). The most commonly reported sources of health information included Vietnamese newspapers/magazines (73%), Vietnamese and English language television (64% and 67%, respectively), Vietnamese radio (51%), and friends and family members (51% and 63%, respectively). We found that sources of health information varied significantly among sociodemographic subgroups of the Vietnamese male population. Sources of health information among Vietnamese American men differ considerably from other racial/ethnic groups. Research findings should be used to guide the development of health education interventions for Vietnamese men and subgroups within the Vietnamese male population.
authors.affiliation: Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, 98109-1024, USA. ewoodall@fhcrc.org
authors.forename: Erica D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Woodall
authors.forename: Victoria M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.forename: Quyen
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ngo-Metzger
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: Hue
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thai
authors.forename: J Carey
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian / Q000193:education*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D003625:Data Collection; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014744:Vietnam / Q000208:ethnology; D014861:Washington