Comparison of Readability of Official Public Health Information About COVID-19 on Websites of International Agencies and the Governments of 15 Countries

JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Aug 3;3(8):e2018033. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.18033.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study evaluates the readability of information on COVID-19 on websites of international agencies, governments of 15 countries, and US health departments.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Access to Information
  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Communication
  • Comprehension*
  • Consumer Health Information*
  • Coronavirus Infections* / epidemiology
  • Government*
  • Humans
  • Information Dissemination
  • International Agencies*
  • Internet*
  • Literacy
  • Pandemics*
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / epidemiology
  • Public Health*
  • Reading
  • SARS-CoV-2