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* Number of responses: 8,001 SEPTEMBER 2013 Practices in Utilising the Internet to Access Health Information and Services in Turkey Survey on “Utilisation of Internet for Health Related Purposes in Turkey” was conducted by Social Touch and addressed to doktorsitesi.com members. 8,001 members participated in the survey. This survey and related information cannot be used without permission. www.socialtouch.com.tr SEPTEMBER 2013 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 % Question 1 What is your gender? %58.07 %41.93 FEMALE MALE

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Survey on “Utilisation of Internet for Health Related Purposes in Turkey” was conducted by Social Touch and addressed to doktorsitesi.com members. 8,001 members participated in the survey. This survey and related information cannot be used without permission. www.socialtouch.com.tr SEPTEMBER 2013

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* Number of responses: 8,001

SEPTEMBER 2013

Practices in Utilising the Internet to Access Health Information and Services in Turkey

Survey on “Utilisation of Internet for Health Related Purposes in Turkey” was conducted by Social Touch and addressed to doktorsitesi.com members. 8,001 members participated in the survey. This survey and related information cannot be used without

permission. www.socialtouch.com.tr

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Question 1What is your gender?

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* Number of responses: 8,001

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Practices in Utilising the Internet to Access Health Information and Services in Turkey

Survey on “Utilisation of Internet for Health Related Purposes in Turkey” was conducted by Social Touch and addressed to doktorsitesi.com members. 8,001 members participated in the survey. This survey and related information cannot be used without

permission. www.socialtouch.com.tr

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Question 2How old are you?

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%8.81 %7.96 %7.99

20-24 25-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55 56 and above

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* Number of responses: 8,001

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Practices in Utilising the Internet to Access Health Information and Services in Turkey

Survey on “Utilisation of Internet for Health Related Purposes in Turkey” was conducted by Social Touch and addressed to doktorsitesi.com members. 8,001 members participated in the survey. This survey and related information cannot be used without

permission. www.socialtouch.com.tr

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Question 3Do you have kids?

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YES NO

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* Number of responses: 8,001

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Practices in Utilising the Internet to Access Health Information and Services in Turkey

Survey on “Utilisation of Internet for Health Related Purposes in Turkey” was conducted by Social Touch and addressed to doktorsitesi.com members. 8,001 members participated in the survey. This survey and related information cannot be used without

permission. www.socialtouch.com.tr

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Question 4Which city do you live in?

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%12.84 %9.76OTHER ISTANBUL ANKARA IZMIR

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Practices in Utilising the Internet to Access Health Information and Services in Turkey

Survey on “Utilisation of Internet for Health Related Purposes in Turkey” was conducted by Social Touch and addressed to doktorsitesi.com members. 8,001 members participated in the survey. This survey and related information cannot be used without

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Question 5Where do you refer to when you need to have

health related information? (More than one answer can be given)

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%60.29

%22.41%1.55

I use the internet I immediately visit hospital / have medical

examination

I get information from my relatives

I never need health related information

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* Number of responses: 8,001

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Practices in Utilising the Internet to Access Health Information and Services in Turkey

Survey on “Utilisation of Internet for Health Related Purposes in Turkey” was conducted by Social Touch and addressed to doktorsitesi.com members. 8,001 members participated in the survey. This survey and related information cannot be used without

permission. www.socialtouch.com.tr

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Question 6Which do you use to go online?

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Computer Mobile Phone Tablet

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* Number of responses: 8,001

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Practices in Utilising the Internet to Access Health Information and Services in Turkey

Survey on “Utilisation of Internet for Health Related Purposes in Turkey” was conducted by Social Touch and addressed to doktorsitesi.com members. 8,001 members participated in the survey. This survey and related information cannot be used without

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Question 7In what frequency you search / read health

related subjects online?

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%21.98%19.49

%17.22%13.94

2-3 times a month

Less than once a month

3 times a week or more

Once or twice a week

Once a month

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* Number of responses: 8,001

SEPTEMBER 2013

Practices in Utilising the Internet to Access Health Information and Services in Turkey

Survey on “Utilisation of Internet for Health Related Purposes in Turkey” was conducted by Social Touch and addressed to doktorsitesi.com members. 8,001 members participated in the survey. This survey and related information cannot be used without

permission. www.socialtouch.com.tr

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Question 8Of which health subjects and / or services do you

get information online? (More than one answer can be given)

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%55.92%47.99 %44.12 %42.03

Health matters or diseases

Medication Health services Doctors /health o�cers

Making appointments

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* Number of responses: 8,001

SEPTEMBER 2013

Practices in Utilising the Internet to Access Health Information and Services in Turkey

Survey on “Utilisation of Internet for Health Related Purposes in Turkey” was conducted by Social Touch and addressed to doktorsitesi.com members. 8,001 members participated in the survey. This survey and related information cannot be used without

permission. www.socialtouch.com.tr

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Question 9Have you ever refrained from using a medication because

of information you had seen online?

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YES NO

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SEPTEMBER 2013

Practices in Utilising the Internet to Access Health Information and Services in Turkey

Survey on “Utilisation of Internet for Health Related Purposes in Turkey” was conducted by Social Touch and addressed to doktorsitesi.com members. 8,001 members participated in the survey. This survey and related information cannot be used without

permission. www.socialtouch.com.tr

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Question 10Which of the alternatives below best describe your actions online concerning health related subjects?

(More than one answer can be given)

%81.11 %75.72%65.00

%54.53%41.43

%50.96

Researching a health related matter about

myself

Researching a health related matter about

my relative

Gathering information

before seeing a doctor

Gathering information

before seeing a doctor

Making appointments

Gathering information on

medication prescribed

by the doctor

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* Number of responses: 8,001

SEPTEMBER 2013

Practices in Utilising the Internet to Access Health Information and Services in Turkey

Survey on “Utilisation of Internet for Health Related Purposes in Turkey” was conducted by Social Touch and addressed to doktorsitesi.com members. 8,001 members participated in the survey. This survey and related information cannot be used without

permission. www.socialtouch.com.tr

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Question 11Which of the alternatives below best describe your online

search method concerning health related subjects? (More than one answer can be given)

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%23.95

I enter the subject of my

interest to a search engine and then read most of the

search results

I check online forums and

q&a websites

I pose questions to doctors online

I enter the subject of my interest to

a search engine and then read

�rst search results

I read health and

tabloid magazines and blogs

I research the subject of my interest on

Facebook, Twitter and similar social media platforms

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* Number of responses: 8,001

SEPTEMBER 2013

Practices in Utilising the Internet to Access Health Information and Services in Turkey

Survey on “Utilisation of Internet for Health Related Purposes in Turkey” was conducted by Social Touch and addressed to doktorsitesi.com members. 8,001 members participated in the survey. This survey and related information cannot be used without

permission. www.socialtouch.com.tr

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Question 12How do you generally act when you experience a

symptom or a disease you have never encountered before? Please exclude consulting your family physician as an answer

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%63.74

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%2.36

I research the subject online

I decide on a hospital / I visit my usual hospital

I act on recommendations

of my relatives

I have never needed a doctor other than

my family physician / I do not know

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* Number of responses: 8,001

SEPTEMBER 2013

Practices in Utilising the Internet to Access Health Information and Services in Turkey

Survey on “Utilisation of Internet for Health Related Purposes in Turkey” was conducted by Social Touch and addressed to doktorsitesi.com members. 8,001 members participated in the survey. This survey and related information cannot be used without

permission. www.socialtouch.com.tr

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Question 13Which of the below is more important to

you when deciding on a doctor or a hospital?

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%28.42 %24.16

Familiarity of a hospital

Recommendations of my relatives

Information obtained online

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* Number of responses: 8,001

SEPTEMBER 2013

Practices in Utilising the Internet to Access Health Information and Services in Turkey

Survey on “Utilisation of Internet for Health Related Purposes in Turkey” was conducted by Social Touch and addressed to doktorsitesi.com members. 8,001 members participated in the survey. This survey and related information cannot be used without

permission. www.socialtouch.com.tr

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Question 14How important is the role of internet to you

when deciding on hospitals and doctors?

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%28.73

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%6.89 %4.79

Important Neither important nor negligible

Very important

Not important Not important at all