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Health information seeking behavior and socioeconomic influences among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): implications for support and interventions / Nora Lina Mohd Hussain, Shamila Mohamed Shuhidan and Ap-azli Bunawan

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a worldwide public health concern that poses unique challenges for both people on the spectrum and their families. It is critical that the world recognizes the magnitude of the problem without discrimination based on socioeconomic reasons. The goal of this study is...

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Main Authors: Mohd Hussain, Nora Lina, Mohamed Shuhidan, Shamila, Bunawan, Ap-azli
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Information Management 2023
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Research. Information retrieval. Information behavior. Information literacy
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/87339/1/87339.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.873392023-11-23T04:24:26Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/87339/ Health information seeking behavior and socioeconomic influences among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): implications for support and interventions / Nora Lina Mohd Hussain, Shamila Mohamed Shuhidan and Ap-azli Bunawan jikm Mohd Hussain, Nora Lina Mohamed Shuhidan, Shamila Bunawan, Ap-azli Research. Information retrieval. Information behavior. Information literacy Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a worldwide public health concern that poses unique challenges for both people on the spectrum and their families. It is critical that the world recognizes the magnitude of the problem without discrimination based on socioeconomic reasons. The goal of this study is to look at the relationship between health information-seeking behavior (HISB) and socioeconomic factors in parents of autistic children, as well as the implications for support and therapies. This paper presents the conceptual framework of health information seeking behavior and socioeconomic influences among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on the impact of socioeconomic factors such as parent’s age, income, qualification, and occupation as factors that may lead on their information-seeking tendencies. This study will be using a quantitative method. The findings have important consequences for both research and practice. It may help the government, nongovernmental organizations, and autism research centers provide specific support services and interventions in the development of policies and programs that address knowledge and resource gaps, thereby increasing the well-being of ASD households. Faculty of Information Management 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/87339/1/87339.pdf Health information seeking behavior and socioeconomic influences among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): implications for support and interventions / Nora Lina Mohd Hussain, Shamila Mohamed Shuhidan and Ap-azli Bunawan. (2023) Journal of Information and Knowledge Management (JIKM) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Journal_of_Information_and_Knowledge_Management_=28JIKM=29/>, 2. pp. 68-75. ISSN ISSN:2231-8836 ; E-ISSN:2289-5337 http://ijikm.uitm.edu.my/
institution Universiti Teknologi Mara
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topic Research. Information retrieval. Information behavior. Information literacy
spellingShingle Research. Information retrieval. Information behavior. Information literacy
Mohd Hussain, Nora Lina
Mohamed Shuhidan, Shamila
Bunawan, Ap-azli
Health information seeking behavior and socioeconomic influences among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): implications for support and interventions / Nora Lina Mohd Hussain, Shamila Mohamed Shuhidan and Ap-azli Bunawan
description Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a worldwide public health concern that poses unique challenges for both people on the spectrum and their families. It is critical that the world recognizes the magnitude of the problem without discrimination based on socioeconomic reasons. The goal of this study is to look at the relationship between health information-seeking behavior (HISB) and socioeconomic factors in parents of autistic children, as well as the implications for support and therapies. This paper presents the conceptual framework of health information seeking behavior and socioeconomic influences among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) on the impact of socioeconomic factors such as parent’s age, income, qualification, and occupation as factors that may lead on their information-seeking tendencies. This study will be using a quantitative method. The findings have important consequences for both research and practice. It may help the government, nongovernmental organizations, and autism research centers provide specific support services and interventions in the development of policies and programs that address knowledge and resource gaps, thereby increasing the well-being of ASD households.
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author Mohd Hussain, Nora Lina
Mohamed Shuhidan, Shamila
Bunawan, Ap-azli
author_facet Mohd Hussain, Nora Lina
Mohamed Shuhidan, Shamila
Bunawan, Ap-azli
author_sort Mohd Hussain, Nora Lina
title Health information seeking behavior and socioeconomic influences among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): implications for support and interventions / Nora Lina Mohd Hussain, Shamila Mohamed Shuhidan and Ap-azli Bunawan
title_short Health information seeking behavior and socioeconomic influences among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): implications for support and interventions / Nora Lina Mohd Hussain, Shamila Mohamed Shuhidan and Ap-azli Bunawan
title_full Health information seeking behavior and socioeconomic influences among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): implications for support and interventions / Nora Lina Mohd Hussain, Shamila Mohamed Shuhidan and Ap-azli Bunawan
title_fullStr Health information seeking behavior and socioeconomic influences among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): implications for support and interventions / Nora Lina Mohd Hussain, Shamila Mohamed Shuhidan and Ap-azli Bunawan
title_full_unstemmed Health information seeking behavior and socioeconomic influences among parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): implications for support and interventions / Nora Lina Mohd Hussain, Shamila Mohamed Shuhidan and Ap-azli Bunawan
title_sort health information seeking behavior and socioeconomic influences among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (asd): implications for support and interventions / nora lina mohd hussain, shamila mohamed shuhidan and ap-azli bunawan
publisher Faculty of Information Management
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url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/87339/1/87339.pdf
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