Comparing Website Identification for Crisis Pregnancy Centers and Abortion Clinics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) seeking to dissuade women from abortion often appear in Internet searches for abortion clinics. We aimed to assess whether women can use screenshots from real websites to differentiate between CPCs and abortion clinics.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional, nationally representative online study of English- and Spanish-speaking women aged 18-49 years in the United States. We presented participants with screenshots from five CPCs and five abortion clinic websites and asked if they thought an abortion could be obtained at that center. We scored correct answers based on clinic type. Outcomes included ability to correctly identify CPCs and abortion clinics as well as risk factors for misidentification. The survey also included five qu

SUBMITTER: Swartz JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8826495 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature