Correlation analysis of sociodemographic factors with media preference and online nutrition education topics for cancer patients in Indonesia

Background: High incidence of malnutrition in cancer patients made nutrition education have an important role. In the end of 2019, Covid–19 caused access restriction on almost all of healthcare in Indonesia. It has changed nutrition education method from offline into online. This alteration made necessary to know the types of media and nutrition education topics who interested by cancer patients, where influenced by sociodemographic factors. Method: This research was cross – sectional online survey based conducted among cancer patients and survivors in Indonesia. The online survey was spread through social media and several cancer foundations in Indonesia from March 2021 to September 2022. The samples used convenience sampling technique with total samples were 53 participants. The data were analysed using chi square test. Results: Respondents were most commonly women aged range 41 – 60 years old, taken higher level education, had high income, and employed. Based on the results,respondents were more interested in topic about additional nutritional therapy needed by patients or cancer survivors (19,2%) but not statistically significant (p >0,05). Based on media preferences, there was a significant relationship between age and video, group chat, YouTube, and zoom meeting (p<0,05) also there was significant relationship between employment and group chat and gender with google meet (p<0,05). Conclusions: There is a correlation between sociodemographic factors and media preferences, but no correlation between sociodemographic factors and online nutrition education topics in cancer patients and survivors in Indonesia.