Health Information on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis From Search Engines and Twitter: Readability Analysis.
Albert ParkFatima SayedPatrick RobinsonLatesha E ElopreYaorong GeShaoyu LiChristian GrovPatrick Sean SullivanPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2023)
Web-based PrEP information is often written at a complex level for potential and current PrEP users to understand. This may hinder PrEP uptake for some people who would benefit from it. The readability of PrEP-related information found on the web should be improved to align more closely with health communication guidelines for reading level to improve access to this important health information, facilitate informed decisions by those with a need for PrEP, and realize national prevention goals for PrEP uptake and reducing new HIV infections in the United States.