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Variation in Trust in Cancer Information Sources by Perceptions of Social Media Health Mis- and Disinformation and by Race and Ethnicity Among Adults in the United States: Cross-Sectional Study

Variation in Trust in Cancer Information Sources by Perceptions of Social Media Health Mis- and Disinformation and by Race and Ethnicity Among Adults in the United States: Cross-Sectional Study

In some studies, racial and ethnic minoritized populations were found to be less likely to perceive false or misleading health information on social media and to trust noncredible information sources compared to non-Latino White people [21,22]. The lack of trust may also extend to credible sources of cancer information because, for example, non-Latino Black and Latino people have reported lower trust in doctors compared to non-Latino White people [20,23].

Jim P Stimpson, Sungchul Park, Sandi L Pruitt, Alexander N Ortega

JMIR Cancer 2024;10:e54162

Informed Decision-making for Health Insurance Enrollment: Survey Study

Informed Decision-making for Health Insurance Enrollment: Survey Study

When comparing the primary sources for health information among individuals, Dutta-Bergman [28] reported that the internet, newspapers or magazines, and family or friends were the primary sources of health-conscious individuals.

Coralys M Colón-Morales, Wayne C W Giang, Michelle Alvarado

JMIR Form Res 2021;5(8):e27477

The Influence of COVID-19 Information Sources on the Attitudes and Practices Toward COVID-19 Among the General Public of Saudi Arabia: Cross-sectional Online Survey Study

The Influence of COVID-19 Information Sources on the Attitudes and Practices Toward COVID-19 Among the General Public of Saudi Arabia: Cross-sectional Online Survey Study

In health crisis situations, information demand is usually high; there are many unknowns and people tend to resort to sources they trust [8]. Several information sources are currently available for obtaining health-related information. As a consequence, the importance of these sources during a global health crisis intensifies. For instance, traditional media, such as television and newspapers, play a role in communicating evidence-based information to the public [9].

Noor Khaled Alshareef, Ismaeel Yunusa, Mohammed Khaled Al-Hanawi

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2021;7(7):e28888