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[Contraception in the German-language Wikipedia: a content and quality analysis]
Nicola Döring1, Stephan Lehmann2, Claudia Schumann-Doermer3
1Institut für Medien und Kommunikationswissenschaft (IfMK), Technische Universität Ilmenau, Ehrenbergstraße 29, 98693, Ilmenau, Deutschland. nicola.doering@tu-ilmenau.de.
Summary
Wikipedia articles on contraceptive methods show moderate overall quality, with good correctness and neutrality but mediocre completeness, comprehensibility, and currency. Further research and interventions are needed to enhance online contraceptive information.
Area of Science:
- Reproductive Health
- Online Information Quality
- Medical Communication
Background:
- Individuals increasingly rely on the internet, particularly Wikipedia, for health information.
- Wikipedia articles are frequently top search results for contraceptive queries.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically evaluate the content and quality of German-language Wikipedia articles on contraceptive methods.
- To assess five key quality dimensions: correctness, completeness, neutrality, comprehensibility, and currency.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of 25 German-language Wikipedia articles on all contraceptive methods.
- Utilized a codebook developed from current research, with three independent coders.
- Data analysis performed using SPSS; study preregistered with publicly available data.
Main Results:
- Significant variation in content quality across the 25 articles.
- Articles demonstrated good average correctness and neutrality.
- Mediocre scores were observed for completeness, comprehensibility, and currency, leading to moderate overall quality.
Conclusions:
- The quality of contraceptive information on Wikipedia is variable and requires improvement.
- Further research and practical measures are necessary to enhance online health information accuracy and accessibility.
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