Table 1 Summary of the Main Variables (N=811)

Table 1 Summary of the Main Variables (N=811)

<p> Table 1 Summary of the main variables (n=811). N (%) Gender Male 373 (46%), Female 438 (54,1%) Very good 213 (26.3%) Perceived health Good 521 (64.4%) Not so good-Bad/very bad 75 (9.3%) No 97 (12%) General use of the Internet Yes 713 (88%) 1Daily/A few times a week 410 (57.5%) Frequency of use of the 2A few times a month 276 (38.7%) Internet A few times a year- 27 (3.8%) Never Do you search for health 3No 359 (44.3%) information on the Internet? 4Yes 451 (55.7%) 5Daily/A few times a week Frequency of health 88 (19.4%) 6A few times a month information searches on the 249 (54.8%) 7A few times a year - Internet 117 (25.7%) Never Do you think your QOL would 8No 63(7.8%) improve if you had more health 9Yes 580(72%) information? Do not know 162(20.1%) 10Do not know good sites 239 (54.8%) 11Lack of search skills Problems when looking 101 (23.2%) 12No Internet at home for health information on 24 (5.5%) 13Not interested in the subject the Internet (choose one) 15 (3.4%) 14No confidence/no 57 (13.1%) search/Other Family and friends 456 (56.4%) Magazines, newspapers 357 (44.2%) Books/medical encyclopaedias 179 (22.2%) What sources do you Television 348 (43.1%) use to find health Radio 29 (3.6%) information? Internet 424 (52.5%) (mark all) Doctors, nurses 488 (60.4%) Chemists 177 (21.9%) None 54 (6.7%) Easy 158 (36.9%) Lots of information 93 (21.7%) Why do you search health Fast information 63 (14.7%) information on the Internet Confidential search 45 (10.5%) (choose one) See different opinions 34 (7.9%) Free information 24 (5.6%) Other 11 (2.6%) Median (DS) Age (in years) 17 (1.01) Visits to the doctor during the previous year 2 (3.92) Table 2 Summary of the main variables (n=811).</p><p>N (%) Home 666 (93,5%) Where do you School 202 (28,4%) usually access the Cultural or leisure centres 23 (3,2%) Internet? (Multiple Cybercafé 100 (14%) choice) Mobile phone 26 (3,7%) Other places 52 (7,3%) Leisure, music, games 642 (90%) School work 620 (87%) What do you Searching for information 564 (79,1%) usually use the Shopping 47 (6,6%) Internet for? Courses 32 (4,5%) (seleccionan todas) E-mail 519 (72,8%) Chat (e.g. messenger), forums 568 (79,7%) Others 49 (6,9%) Información es gratis 24 (5,6%) Información rápida 63 (14,7%) ¿Por qué buscas Búsqueda confidencial 45 (10,5%) información de salud Fácil 158 (36,9%) en Internet? Mucha información 93 (21,7%) (seleccionan una) Tener diferentes opiniones 34 (7,9%) Otros 11 (2,6%) Utilizas un buscador 444 (97,6%) ¿Cómo obtienes Recomendados por familiares/amigos 167 (36,7%) la información Recomendados por tu médico 39 (8,6%) sobre salud? Referenciados en periódicos, etc. 228 (50,1%) (seleccionan tres) Por enlaces en los sitios que visitas 207 (45,5%) Otros 17 (3,7%) La información Para ti mismo 434 (95,6%) sobre salud que Para algún familiar 182 (40%) obtienes para? Para compañeros de clase o amigos 142 (31,2%) (seleccionan todas) Para otros 28 (6,2%) Table 3 Twelve main health topics looked up on the Internet (n=451*).</p><p>Health topic N(%) Body image, beauty and wellness 255 (56,5%) Fitness and physical activity 239 (53%) Piercing and tattoos 201 (44,6%) Contraception 185 (41%) Nutrition and diet 184 (40,8%) Sexual behavior 183 (40,6%) Drugs 165 (36,6%) Sexually Transmitted Diseases 147 (32,6%) Skin conditions 144 (31,9%) Tobacco and alcohol 119 (26,4%) Eating disorders 103 (22,8%) Physical development 80 (17,7%)</p><p>* Respondents that have searched for health information on the Internet</p>

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