The relationship between trust in mass media and the healthcare system and individual health: evidence from the AsiaBarometer Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vertical and horizontal trust, as dimensions of social capital, may be important determinants of health. As mass media campaigns have been used extensively to promote healthy lifestyles and convey health-related information, high levels of individual trust in the media may facilitate the success of such campaigns and, hence, have a positive influence on health. However, few studies have investigated the relationship between trust levels in mass media, an aspect of vertical trust, and health.

Methods

Based on cross-sectional data of the general population from the AsiaBarometer Survey (2003-2006), we analyzed the relationship between self-rated health and trust in mass media, using a multilevel logistic model, adjusted for age, gender, marital status, income, educa

SUBMITTER: Tokuda Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2655302 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature