Health Information on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis From Search Engines and Twitter: Readability Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is proven to prevent HIV infection. However, PrEP uptake to date has been limited and inequitable. Analyzing the readability of existing PrEP-related information is important to understand the potential impact of available PrEP information on PrEP uptake and identify opportunities to improve PrEP-related education and communication.

Objective

We examined the readability of web-based PrEP information identified using search engines and on Twitter. We investigated the readability of web-based PrEP documents, stratified by how the PrEP document was obtained on the web, information source, document format and communication method, PrEP modality, and intended audience.

Methods

Web-based PrEP information in English was systematical

SUBMITTER: Park A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10507523 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature