Table 5: Source of Health Information by gender

Source of information about health

Males

Females

Total

%

%

%

Family GP

57.3

65.1

62.2*

Friends

50.4

61.2

57.1*

Media

37.6

50.0

45.3*

Family

18.2

18.8

18.6 

College Health Unit

10.3

19.6

16.1*

Students Union

7.4

9.1

8.4 

Health Promotion/Health Board

5.0

7.1

6.3 

Department of Health

4.3

5.4

5.0 

Internet

4.5

3.9

4.2 

*significant between gender (p<.01)

The College Health Unit was an important access point for some students

with twice as many females in comparison to males using it as a source of

information about health. The use of the College Health Unit increased for

both males and females from first year to third year (Figure 4). 

Figure 4: College Health Unit as Source of Information by gender & year in

college

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Total

16

13

22

Females

18

17

11

Males

13

8

0

5

10

15

20

25 (%)

1st yr 

2nd yr 

3rd yr plus

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