Readability of online information about HPV Immunization
| Autor: | Phillip Garcia, Danna Ethan, Sarah MacLean, Corey H. Basch |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Adolescent
030231 tropical medicine Immunology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Immunology and Allergy Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Papillomavirus Vaccines Human papillomavirus Child Pharmacology Human papilloma virus Cervical cancer Internet Consumer Health Information business.industry Immunization Programs Papillomavirus Infections virus diseases medicine.disease Readability Vaccination Immunization business Research Paper |
| Zdroj: | Human vaccinesimmunotherapeutics. 15(7-8) |
| ISSN: | 2164-554X |
| Popis: | The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is highly effective in preventing anogenital cancers, but vaccination rates in the United States remain low. In deciding whether to vaccinate their children, parents are increasingly using the internet to gather information. This study aimed to examine the level of readability of information on HPV vaccines written on 100 websites that were found via an internet search. To create the website sample, the first 50 websites from the search “HPV immunization” were recorded, followed by the first 50 non-duplicated websites from the search “Gardasil.” The content of the sites was analyzed using established readability scales. Websites were compared based on keyword search and on whether they had a commercial or non-commercial URL extension. The majority of websites were found to have information of a difficult reading level. Websites with commercial URL extensions and websites found using the search “Gardasil” had higher mean readability scores. These results suggest that many parents may not understand the information currently presented on the internet and that interventions aimed at improving the readability of online information could help to increase parental approval of the vaccine. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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