Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication and Culture, Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 3062 PA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of Communication Studies, College of Liberal Arts, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA 90840, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Sep 15;15(9):2021. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15092021.
This research aims to identify the sources that urban Hui Muslims access to get health information related to cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and how they evaluate the information from different sources. This paper focuses on health information related to cardiovascular diseases among Hui Muslims. The data was gathered by means of an online survey administered on mobile devices. To put the answers given by Hui Muslims into perspective and make a comparison between Hui Muslims and the Han people, we also gathered information from Han-the dominant group in China. The results showed that Chinese Hui Muslims mostly used mediated sources, while Han people mainly used interpersonal sources. Both Hui Muslims and Han people trusted and preferred health information about cardiovascular diseases provided by health organizations, doctors, and healthcare providers. The information given by religious leaders was trusted the least, although Hui Muslims were significantly more positive about religious authority than the Han people. The current results are relevant for Chinese health information promoters and can help them diffuse CVD health information more effectively to urban Hui Muslims.
本研究旨在识别城市回族穆斯林获取与心血管疾病（CVD）相关健康信息的来源，以及他们如何评估来自不同来源的信息。本文重点关注回族穆斯林的心血管疾病健康信息。数据是通过在移动设备上进行在线调查收集的。为了更全面地了解回族穆斯林的回答，并将回族穆斯林与汉族进行比较，我们还从中国的主要群体汉族那里收集了信息。结果表明，中国回族穆斯林主要使用中介来源，而汉族人主要使用人际来源。回族穆斯林和汉族人都信任并喜欢由卫生组织、医生和医疗保健提供者提供的心血管疾病健康信息。宗教领袖提供的信息最不受信任，尽管回族穆斯林对宗教权威的认可度明显高于汉族人。目前的研究结果与中国的健康信息传播者有关，可以帮助他们更有效地向城市回族穆斯林传播 CVD 健康信息。
