Instituto Nacional de Salud, Santisima Trinidad casi Itapua, Asuncion, Paraguay.
J Clin Nurs. 2012 Feb;21(3-4):322-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03910.x. Epub 2011 Nov 17.
To describe the pattern of use of the Internet as a source of health information by participants of antenatal classes. Background. There is a lack of information about the frequency of Internet use amongst expectant mothers and fathers who attend antenatal classes.
A cross-sectional descriptive study.
Women (n = 114) and men (n = 21) were recruited. Data were collected anonymously using a self-administered questionnaire, containing questions about Internet use, the frequency of that use, sources of information about pregnancy, preference over other non-Internet sources, positive and negative feelings generated due to the use of the Internet and willingness to receive instructions on Internet use.
The average age of participants was 31·4 (SD 6·1) and their stage of pregnancy ranged from 24-38 weeks. 83·5% were expecting their first child. 93·5% reported that they used the Internet on a regular basis and no significant difference was found between men and women. Amongst Internet users, 97·7% sought, at some point, information on pregnancy on the Internet and 26·9% had done so in the last 24 hours. The Internet was the most popular source of information on pregnancy topics (18·5% of women and 25·8% of men used it as their primary source of information) after a physician. Commercial websites were more frequently used by people looking for information on pregnancy than sites maintained by not-for-profit organisations or professional unions.
The Internet is widely used as a source of information amongst participants of antenatal classes, both male and female. Approximately 95% have used it at some point to find information during pregnancy, but the majority (approximately 90%) had no knowledge of websites run by not-for-profit organisations and preferred commercial websites. Relevance to clinical practice. Instead of disregarding the use of the Internet as a source of information during pregnancy, midwives should keep up to date and give their patients links to high-quality sites.
描述参加产前班的学员如何将互联网用作健康信息来源。背景：缺乏关于参加产前班的孕妇和准父亲使用互联网的频率的信息。
横断面描述性研究。
招募了 114 名女性和 21 名男性。使用匿名的自我管理问卷收集数据，问卷中包含有关互联网使用、使用频率、妊娠信息来源、对其他非互联网来源的偏好、因使用互联网而产生的积极和消极感受以及愿意接受互联网使用指导的问题。
参与者的平均年龄为 31.4（SD 6.1），妊娠阶段为 24-38 周。83.5%的人期待他们的第一个孩子。93.5%的人报告他们定期使用互联网，且男女之间无显著差异。在互联网用户中，97.7%的人在某个时候在互联网上寻找过妊娠信息，26.9%的人在过去 24 小时内这样做过。互联网是最受欢迎的妊娠主题信息来源（18.5%的女性和 25.8%的男性将其作为主要信息来源），仅次于医生。与非盈利组织或专业联盟维护的网站相比，寻求妊娠信息的人更频繁地使用商业网站。
互联网是参加产前班的学员（男性和女性）广泛使用的信息来源。大约 95%的人在某个时候使用过互联网来寻找妊娠信息，但大多数人（约 90%）不知道非盈利组织运营的网站，更喜欢商业网站。与临床实践的相关性：助产士不应忽视互联网作为妊娠期间信息来源的使用，而应保持最新状态，并为患者提供高质量网站的链接。
