title: Disparities in health-related Internet use among African American men, 2010.
abstract: Given the benefits of health-related Internet use, we examined whether sociodemographic, medical, and access-related factors predicted this outcome among African American men, a population burdened with health disparities. African American men (n = 329) completed an anonymous survey at a community health fair in 2010; logistic regression was used to identify predictors. Only education (having attended some college or more) predicted health-related Internet use (P < .001). African American men may vary in how they prefer to receive health information; those with less education may need support to engage effectively with health-related Internet use.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Wayne State University, 337 Thompson Home, 4756 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI 48202. E-mail: Jamie.Mitchell@Wayne.edu.
authors.forename: Jamie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: Hayley S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Daphne C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Watkins
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: Deirdre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shires
authors.affiliation: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Charles S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Modlin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003625:Data Collection; D004522:Educational Status; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires