Department of Medical Education, Community Medicine Residency Program, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Department of Clinical Affairs, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Nov 5;21(1):747. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-04227-0.
Internet usage has been steadily increasing and the available online information for pregnant women today is immense.
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of women who search for information relating to pregnancy on the internet and to identify predictors of this behavior among expecting women visiting primary health care (PHC) centers in Qatar.
A cross-sectional study was conducted at the antenatal clinics of six PHC centers in Qatar from June 1 to December 31, 2019. Pregnant women were recruited through a systematic random sampling technique. Participants were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive and analytic statistics were used when appropriate. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was constructed to identify the predictors of internet use for pregnancy-related information.
The study included 403 pregnant women (response rate: 87.9%). Most of them were in the 26-35 years age category (71.5%), in the second trimester (55.5%), and had 1-2 children at home (51.5%). The internet was the most common source (81.1%) of pregnancy-related information. The access to online information was mainly through websites (67.3%), mobile applications (48.3%), and social media platforms (39.7%). The most frequently searched topics online were fetal development (74.3%), diet during pregnancy (53.6%), and management of health problems (39.6%). The multivariable regression model identified the age group 26-35 years (AOR: 4.93; 95% CI: 2.14, 11.38), Arabs (AOR: 4.12; 95% CI: 2.03, 8.36), tertiary education (AOR: 5.22; 95% CI: 1.78, 15.33), being a housewife (AOR: 6.37; 95% CI: 1.44, 28.19), or employed (AOR: 5.56 95% CI: 1.31, 23.63), and having up to 2 children as independent predictors of internet use for pregnancy-related information.
The internet was a commonly used source of health information among pregnant women in Qatar. Internet use was significantly associated with the age group of 26-35 years, Arabs, higher level of education, being employed or a housewife, and having up to two children.
互联网的使用稳步增加，如今孕妇可获取的在线信息非常庞大。
本研究旨在调查在卡塔尔初级保健中心（PHC）就诊的孕妇上网搜索与妊娠相关信息的流行情况，并确定影响孕妇这一行为的预测因素。
2019 年 6 月 1 日至 12 月 31 日，在卡塔尔的 6 个 PHC 中心的产前诊所进行了横断面研究。采用系统随机抽样技术招募孕妇。采用结构化问卷对参与者进行访谈。采用描述性和分析性统计方法。构建多变量逻辑回归分析模型以确定与妊娠相关信息的互联网使用的预测因素。
本研究纳入了 403 名孕妇（应答率：87.9%）。她们大多处于 26-35 岁年龄组（71.5%）、妊娠中期（55.5%）和家中有 1-2 个孩子（51.5%）。互联网是获取妊娠相关信息的最常见来源（81.1%）。在线信息主要通过网站（67.3%）、移动应用程序（48.3%）和社交媒体平台（39.7%）获取。网上搜索最多的主题是胎儿发育（74.3%）、妊娠饮食（53.6%）和健康问题管理（39.6%）。多变量回归模型确定了 26-35 岁年龄组（AOR：4.93；95%CI：2.14，11.38）、阿拉伯人（AOR：4.12；95%CI：2.03，8.36）、高等教育（AOR：5.22；95%CI：1.78，15.33）、家庭主妇（AOR：6.37；95%CI：1.44，28.19）或就业（AOR：5.56 95%CI：1.31，23.63）是孕妇上网搜索妊娠相关信息的独立预测因素。
互联网是卡塔尔孕妇常用的健康信息来源。互联网的使用与 26-35 岁年龄组、阿拉伯人、较高的教育水平、就业或家庭主妇以及有 2 个以下孩子显著相关。
