Date of Completion
2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
Keywords
Health-seeking behavior, Non-teaching personnel, Internet use, Academics
Abstract
Health-seeking behavior (HSB) revolves around the actions individuals are doing to maintain good health or prevent any illnesses from occurring. Consequently, current technologies use the internet as an accessible tool for health purposes. The general objective of this study is to identify if there is an association between internet use for health purposes and the health-seeking behavior of non-teaching personnel (NTP) of DLSMHSI. The specific objectives are: determining the demographic data according to age, sex, and monthly income, determining the frequency of internet use for health purposes, determining the health-seeking behavior of the participants, determining if there is an association between internet use for health purposes and their health-seeking behavior, and determining if there is a significant difference between the internet use for health purposes and health-seeking behavior when grouped according to their demographics. This descriptive quantitative research utilized a self-made questionnaire distributed to 85 NTPs under the academic services. The results showed that the majority, mostly females, belonged to the 18 to 44 age range and had an income of P10,957 to Php 21,194. The level of frequency of internet use for health purposes and health-seeking behavior was interpreted as “very often,” and most of them practice appropriate HSB. Additionally, there is a significant correlation between one’s HSB and internet use for health purposes. In contrast, there is no significant difference noted with the HSB and internet use following the demographics of the participants.
First Advisor
Jennilyn Nicole G. Mendoza
APA Citation
Abueg, M. H., Aman, G. C., Barbosa, C. L., Bocito, C. S., & Caneda, D. C. (2024). Association between the internet use for health purposes and health-seeking behavior of non-teaching personnel of De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute. [Bachelor's thesis, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute]. GreenPrints. https://greenprints.dlshsi.edu.ph/bsmls/203
