Health Information in the Arab World

被引：11

作者：

Aldabbagh, Dina ^{[2
]}

Alsharif, Khlood ^{[2
]}

Househ, Mowafa S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] King Saud Bin Abdulaziz Univ Hlth Sci KSAU HS, NGHA, Coll Publ Hlth & Hlth Informat, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[2] Natl Guard Hlth Affairs, Informat Serv Dept, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

来源：

INFORMATICS, MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTHCARE | 2013年 / 190卷

关键词：

Online Health Information; health consumer; Arabic Health Information;

D O I：

10.3233/978-1-61499-276-9-297

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Availability of online health information in the Arab world is growing rapidly, as well as the demand for it. Today, the Arab health consumer is searching for health information that is in Arabic and is culturally relevant. The purpose of this paper is to document the various initiatives around the development of online health information in the Arab world. The paper highlights the status of online health information in Arab counties with a specific focus on Saudi Arabia. A comprehensive search of both academic and gray literature was conducted in October 2012. Google Scholar, PubMed, the Google search engines were searched. Results show that there has been an increase in the number of health information websites being created in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. Examples of some these initiatives are discussed. Future challenges to the growth of health information content in the Arab world are also discussed.

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页码：297 / 299

页数：3