Factors Affecting Consumers’ Willingness to Adopt?-Health Information

2015 ◽  
pp. 557-559
Author(s):  
JungKun Park ◽  
Eklou Amendah ◽  
Christina Chung
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Willingness To Adopt

Health literacy among mothers of under 3 years old children at the Hanoi Medical University Clinic: A latent class analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 51-58
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thi Huong Thao ◽  
Pham Quang Thai ◽  
Do Thi Thanh Toan ◽  
Dinh Thai Son ◽  
Luu Ngoc Hoat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Limited Health Literacy ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Literacy Scores ◽  
Medical University

Health literacy refers to the degree to which people can access and understand health information, as well as communicate their health needs to service providers. The scale has been standardized and divided into 3 groups: Health care, prevention of disease, health promotion. Children under 3 years have immature immunological system, which can affect their development in the future. However, the health management, diseases treatment, and diseases prevention of children younger than 3 years of age depend signifcantly on the health literacy of their mothers. This study aims to describe the health literacy of mothers who have children under 3 years and some factors affecting their health literacy. Data were collected on 389 mothers of children younger than 3 years who take their children to the vaccination clinics at Hanoi Medical University and latent analysis was conducted to identify class of health literacy within the sample. Three health literacy classes were identifed. The lowest mean health literacy index was within the disease prevention dimension, where the largest number of respondents showed limited health literacy. Three distinct health literacy level were identifed and termed low (n = 35.9%), moderate (n = 243, 62.5%) and high health literacy (n = 111, 28.5%). We found that higher scores of Health Literacy Scores (HLS) closely correlated with higher educational levels, the job of mothers, the age of children and the frequency of searching for health information using the internet. There were signifcant better overall scores in HLS among parents with higher education levels (university degree or higher with more than under high school graduated).

scholarly journals Probability of Abnormal Indoor Air Exposure Categories Compared with Occupants’ Symptoms, Health Information, and Psychosocial Work Environment

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katja Tähtinen ◽  
Sanna Lappalainen ◽  
Kirsi Karvala ◽  
Marjaana Lahtinen ◽  
Heidi Salonen
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Psychosocial Work Environment ◽  
Statistical Association ◽  
Psychosocial Work ◽  
Air Exposure ◽  
Group Assessment ◽  
Factors Affecting

Indoor air problems are complicated and need to be approached from many perspectives. In this research, we studied the association of four-level categorisation of the probability of abnormal indoor air (IA) exposure with the work environment-related symptoms, group-level health information and psychosocial work environment of employees. We also evaluated the multiprofessional IA group assessment of the current indoor air quality (IAQ) of the hospital premises. We found no statistical association between the four-level categorisation of the probability of abnormal IA exposure and the employees’ perceived symptoms, health information, and perceived psychosocial work environment. However, the results showed a statistical association between perceived symptoms and man-made vitreous fibre sources in ventilation. Furthermore, extensive impurity sources in the premises increased the employees’ contact with health services and their perceived symptoms. The employees perceived stress and symptoms in all categories of abnormal IA exposure, which may be related to IAQ or other factors affecting human experience. Prolonged process management may influence users’ experiences of IAQ. The results suggest that an extensive impurity source in premises does not always associate with the prevalence of perceived symptoms. We conclude that indoor air questionnaires alone cannot determine the urgency of the measures required.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Public Willingness to Adopt Renewable Energy Technologies: An Exploratory Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anas A. Makki ◽  
Ibrahim Mosly
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Renewable Energy Technologies ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Willingness To Adopt

Renewable energy has become an important element of today’s modern technology targeting high-efficiency energy production. As part of its 2030 Vision, Saudi Arabia is aiming to increase its energy production through renewable sources. The purpose of this research study is to explore the factors affecting public willingness to adopt renewable energy technologies in the western region of Saudi Arabia. This was achieved through an extensive literature review of previous studies conducted worldwide and resulted in the extraction of 19 factors that affect public willingness to adopt renewable energy technologies. Following a quantitative research design, random cross-sectional data of 416 participants using the extracted factors were collected via an online questionnaire survey. Following a dimension reduction statistical approach, key components were extracted with exploratory factor analysis using principal component analysis. Five main components clustering the 19 extracted factors were revealed: cost and government regulations and policies, public awareness and local market, environment and public infrastructure, residential building, and renewable energy technology systems. The implications of this research study assist in guiding governments, regulations and policy makers, marketing agencies, and investors to better understand the concerns and enablers of renewable energy technologies adoption from the public perspective.

scholarly journals Factors affecting cattle producers’ willingness to adopt an Escherichia coli O157:H7 vaccine: a probit analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J. Ochieng’ ◽  
Jill E. Hobbs
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Probit Analysis ◽  
Production Environment ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Primary Responsibility ◽  
Willingness To Adopt ◽  
The Individual

E. coli O157:H7 bacteria – a major cause of foodborne illness – occur naturally in the intestine of cattle but do not affect the health or productivity of the animal. A cattle vaccine that significantly reduces the risk of E. coli contamination was developed and commercialized in Canada and internationally, however, adoption by cattle producers remained extremely low. Utilizing data from a survey of cow-calf producers in western Canada, this paper examines the factors affecting cattle producers’ willingness to adopt the E. coli vaccine. Education, prior awareness of the vaccine, perception of who holds primary responsibility for E. coli risk reduction, and a producer’s external (versus internal) locus of control with respect to their ability to mitigate E. coli risks within the production environment are significant determinants of willingness to adopt. Adoption incentives are also evaluated, including policy interventions, market/supply chain incentives, production protocol, and producer reputation incentives. The analysis provides lessons for the development and commercialization of vaccines and other food safety intervention strategies that yield societal and supply chain benefits beyond the individual adopter.

scholarly journals The Importance of Health Information on the Internet: How It Saved My Life and How it Can Save Yours (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andre Kushniruk
Keyword(s):  
Patient Outcome ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Patient Journey ◽  
Joint Decision ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Good Patient Outcome ◽  
Access To Health

UNSTRUCTURED The Internet holds the promise of helping to lead to improved patient outcomes, especially when one is faced with a critical or life-threatening disease or condition. Appropriate and timely access to health information can support more informed negotiation of optimal treatments, optimal management and expedited recovery and ultimately an improved patient outcome. However, there are many human and technical barriers that may prevent or hinder the application of the best possible information for both patient and provider alike, making the patient journey complex and potentially dangerous. In this editorial the author reflects on a personal patient journey where use of the Internet facilitated a means to reach a good patient outcome in the face of a variety of informational and organizational limitations and gaps. The journey illustrates the importance of human related factors affecting access to health information. The application of a range of Internet information resources, applied at critical points can result in a positive patient outcome, as the case illustrates. This editorial reflects on how the experience highlights a number of information needs and concerns. It also highlights the need for improved access to appropriate health information along the patient journey that can support patient and provider joint decision making. This access to information can literally make the difference between positive clinical outcomes and death, illustrating how health information on the Internet can be both critical and life saving.

An Empirical Study of Factors Affecting RFID's Adoption in Taiwan

2010 ◽  
pp. 1122-1143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Her Shih ◽  
Yuh-Wen Chiu ◽  
She-I Chang ◽  
David C. Yen
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Diffusion Theory ◽  
User Acceptance ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Innovation Diffusion Theory ◽  
Willingness To Adopt ◽  
Acceptance Model

RFID ticketing systems constitute a particular type of pervasive information systems providing spectators of sports events with a transparent mechanism to validate and renew tickets. This study seeks to investigate the factors that influence user acceptance of RFID ticketing systems. The theoretical background of the study was drawn from the technology acceptance model (TAM) and the innovation diffusion theory (IDT), and enhanced with factors related to privacy and switching cost features. The research model was tested with data gathered through a lab experiment (N=71). The participants perceived the system as useful and easy to use, and expressed the willingness to adopt it should it become commercially available. Moreover, the results of ANOVA tests suggest that the age and education of users influence their perception towards the usefulness of the system and its subsequent use.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Farmers’ Willingness to Adopt a Mobile App in the Marketing of Bamboo Products

2021 ◽  
pp. 200056
Author(s):  
Analiza C. Diaz ◽  
Nophea Sasaki ◽  
Takuji W. Tsusaka ◽  
Sylvia Szabo
Keyword(s):  
Mobile App ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Willingness To Adopt
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