Readability of Ebola Information on Websites of Public Health Agencies, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Europe

被引：11

作者：

Castro-Sanchez, Enrique ^{[1
,2
]}

Spanoudakis, Elpiniki ^{[1
,2
]}

Holmes, Alison H. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, London W12 0NN, England

[2] Natl Inst Hlth Res, London, England

来源：

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2015年 / 21卷 / 07期

关键词：

LITERACY SKILLS; EDUCATION;

D O I：

10.3201/eid2107.141829

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

Public involvement in efforts to control the current Ebola virus disease epidemic requires understandable information. We reviewed the readability of Ebola information from public health agencies in non Ebola-affected areas. A substantial proportion of citizens would have difficulty understanding existing information, which would potentially hinder effective health-seeking behaviors.

引用

页码：1217 / 1219

页数：3

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