title: Quality and accuracy of sexual health information web sites visited by young people.
abstract: We assessed online sexual health information quality and accuracy and the utility of web site quality indicators. In reviewing 177 sexual health web sites, we found below average quality but few inaccuracies. Web sites with the most technically complex information and/or controversial topics contained the most inaccuracies. We found no association between inaccurate information and web site quality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Family Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA. ebuhi@health.usf.edu
authors.forename: Eric R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Buhi
authors.forename: Ellen M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Daley
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oberne
authors.forename: Sarah A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Tali
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Hollie J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Fuhrmann
mesh_terms: D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007255:Information Services; D020407:Internet; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014481:United States