Quality and readability of web-based Arabic health information on COVID-19: an infodemiological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study sought to assess the quality and readability of web-based Arabic health information on COVID-19.

Methods

Three search engines were searched on 13 April 2020 for specific Arabic terms on COVID-19. The first 100 consecutive websites from each engine were analyzed for eligibility, which resulted in a sample of 36 websites. These websites were subjected to quality assessments using the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmarks tool, the DISCERN tool, and Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct (HONcode) certification. The readability of the websites was assessed using an online readability calculator.

Results

Among the 36 eligible websites, only one (2.7%) was HONcode certified. No website attained a high score based on the c

SUBMITTER: Halboub E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7812558 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature