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Quality of top webpages providing abortion pill information for Google searches in the USA: An evidence-based webpage quality assessment.

Elizabeth A PleasantsSylvia GuendelmanKaren WeidertNdola Prata
Published in: PloS one (2021)
Both the lack of accurate clinical content on the majority of top webpages and the concerning disinformation they contained raise concerns about the quality of online abortion pill information, while underlining challenges posed by Google search results to informed choice for consumers. Healthcare providers and consumers must be informed of online abortion pill content that is not based in current clinical evidence, while advocates and policymakers should push for online information that is credible and useable. These changes are imperative given the importance of sound abortion pill information for reproductive decision-making at a time when in-person abortion services are further challenged in the US.
Keyphrases
  • health information
  • healthcare
  • social media
  • decision making
  • primary care
  • quality improvement