Readability of Ebola information on websites of public health agencies, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Europe
Author(s)
Castro Sanchez, EM
Spanoudakis, E
Holmes, A
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
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.
Date Issued
2015-07-01
Date Acceptance
2015-04-01
Citation
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015, 21 (7)
ISSN
1080-6059
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Journal / Book Title
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume
21
Issue
7
Copyright Statement
All materials published in Emerging Infectious Diseases are in the public domain and can be used without permission. Castro-Sánchez E, Spanoudakis E, Holmes AH. Readability of Ebola information on websites of public health agencies, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Europe. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jul. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2107.141829
Sponsor
National Institute for Health Research
Grant Number
HPRU-2012-10047
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
LITERACY SKILLS
EDUCATION
Australia
Canada
Ebola
Ebola virus
Europe
United Kingdom
United States
health literacy
information
public
readability
suitability
viruses
websites
Comprehension
Great Britain
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
Humans
Information Dissemination
Internet
Public Health
Reading
Microbiology
1108 Medical Microbiology
1117 Public Health And Health Services
1103 Clinical Sciences
Publication Status
Published