Web-based surveillance of public information needs for informing preconception interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes can be minimized through the adoption of healthy lifestyles before pregnancy by women of childbearing age. Initiatives for promotion of preconception health may be difficult to implement. Internet can be used to build tailored health interventions through identification of the public's information needs. To this aim, we developed a semi-automatic web-based system for monitoring Google searches, web pages and activity on social networks, regarding preconception health.

Methods

Based on the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists guidelines and on the actual search behaviors of Italian Internet users, we defined a set of keywords targeting preconception care topics. Using these keywords, we analyzed the usage of Goo

SUBMITTER: D'Ambrosio A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4399910 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature