Malaysian rural community as consumer of health information and their use of ICT

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Malaysian rural community as consumer of health information and their use of ICT

We investigate the use of ICTs in the context of the rural community of Sarawak, Malaysia and attempt to profile them as consumers of health information. A survey method was deployed to obtain data. The research outcomes reveal that a majority of our respondents reported that they do not actively se...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Rohaya Mohd-Nor, Teddy Edwin Chapun, Constance Rinen Justin Wah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysian 2013
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6427/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6427/1/V29_1_161-177.pdf

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