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Sources of healthcare information for individuals in Turkey as of 2018

Which of the following do you use or go to when you need information about healthcare, symptoms of diseases, treatments, etc..?

The data shows the results from a survey asking individuals in Turkey the sources they use for healthcare information in 2018. According to data provided by Ipsos, 64% of Turkish people receive information about healthcare from doctors or other healthcare professionals, while 55% of respondents use search engines when they need healthcare information.

Doctor or other healthcare professional 64
Online search engines 55
Pharmacist 46
Family and friends 41
Medical website (e.g., WebMD) 37
Hospital/health system website 32
Social media 25
Online encyclopedia (e.g., Wikipedia) 24
Online communities/forums/message boards 23
Television/radio 17
Patients'/condition sufferers' organizations 14
Books/manuals 13
Drug company website 13
Government/public authority website 13
Voice-controlled search application on a smart device (e.g., Siri, Alexa) 13
Newspapers/magazines 12
Other 2