Readability of web-based sources about induced abortion: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High-quality information is essential if clients who request an abortion are to reach informed decisions and feel prepared for the procedure, but little is known concerning the readability of web-based sources containing such material. The aim was to investigate the readability of web-based information about induced abortion.

Methods

The search engine Google was used to identify web pages about induced abortion, written in the English language. A total of 240 hits were screened and 236 web pages fulfilled the inclusion criteria. After correcting for duplicate hits, 185 web pages were included. The readability of the text-based content of each web page was determined with Flesch Kincaid Grade Level, Gunning Fog Index, Coleman-Liau Index, Simple Measure of Gobbledyg

SUBMITTER: Georgsson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7275615 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature